Here's the video I mentioned from Big Clive:
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00:00 Introduction / A story
02:01 The basics of a refrigerator
05:32 Automatic defrosting and the complexity of modern refrigerators
07:53 The little red refrigerator is cleverly simple
13:29 But it's not perfect
16:53 But… how bad is it?
19:42 Test 1: How fast can it cool things?
24:58 An unexpected quirk
28:59 Test 2: How uniform are the temperatures inside?
32:18 Attempts to improve things with fans
39:44 Understanding the thermostat and its quirks
47:06 Replace the thermostat with something better
50:19 A note on compressors, the oil in them, and vertical operation
52:47 A repeat of test 1 and improved results
59:58 Why did I bother with all this
1:02:31 Bloops
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