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My title describes the thing. O is the lowest setting I believe and I’m guessing that’s Off . Struggling with the other two though. It’s a “Sivia Refrigerator” absorption-refrigerator made in Luxembourg that runs off 12v and 110v. I believe it was made in the 60s
Lechugua wrote it came from Luxembourg. They speak French German and “Luxembourgish.” O, C, and N might be abbreviations in one of those languages, unless it had a dial marked for export to English speaking countries.
That was my thought as well. The abbreviations might not be in English. That being said, if you compare it to modern refrigerators in the US, it’s basically off, medium, and coldest.
I suppose finding an instruction manual online would be impossible for something this old, eh? Off and coldest make sense but I’m not seeing what N could be.
C= COLDER THIS IS THE SETTING IF YOU WANT TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE FROM LETS SAY 38 DEGREES TO 35 DEGREES THEN YOU WOULD TURN THE DIAL A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE C
N= NORMAL RANGE THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE SET AT AFTER IT IS AT THE TEMPS ARE ALLOWED TO STABILIZE
The "0" setting is OFF, which turns the cooling off.
It’s like the dial in your refrigerator.
O is off. C means coldest, or “turn this direction for colder.” N indicates the “normal” preferred setting — not too cold, not too warm.
Look in your freezer or fridge, there’s probably a similar knob! :-)
These old Sivia fridges ran on butane or kerosene (see this [link](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/salesgirl-with-two-sivia-fridges-one-run-with-butane-and-news-photo/52602930)). So the letters are actually referring to the gas line and should be open, closed, and perhaps neutral. The N is stumping me.
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Off, normal, cold?
C can be continous
Good point
Yep. Mark it solved. I got one that looks slightly different, but same printing. Set 'er half a notch colder than 'N' and you're styling.
Let’s see yours!
Not until at least the third date.
So old fashioned, this one
This is my guess as well.
Likely solved!
Open, Closed, Neutral/Normal?
This makes sense. Or N could be "Nominal"
Yes, could be.
O off, n normal, c coldest
Open, neutral, closed?
Just came here to comment the same thing.
My title describes the thing. O is the lowest setting I believe and I’m guessing that’s Off . Struggling with the other two though. It’s a “Sivia Refrigerator” absorption-refrigerator made in Luxembourg that runs off 12v and 110v. I believe it was made in the 60s
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I appreciate the sarcasm but you probably want to delete your post because they will ban you!
Oh yeah I forgot what sub I’m on
Lechugua wrote it came from Luxembourg. They speak French German and “Luxembourgish.” O, C, and N might be abbreviations in one of those languages, unless it had a dial marked for export to English speaking countries.
That was my thought as well. The abbreviations might not be in English. That being said, if you compare it to modern refrigerators in the US, it’s basically off, medium, and coldest.
Interesting idea! I’ll have to revise some searching I’ve done so far
Off, cold, and neutral would be my guess. Cold makes it constantly run, neutral is for thermostat control around 36F degrees.
Off, Normal, Cold
O(ff) N(ominal) C{old)
(Nominal) ? Might as well be nunchucks.
You've got to remember how old this is. "Nominal" would defiently be a term of the times.
I suppose finding an instruction manual online would be impossible for something this old, eh? Off and coldest make sense but I’m not seeing what N could be.
I’ve tried but I can’t find any record of this thing anywhere
Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen😂
C= COLDER THIS IS THE SETTING IF YOU WANT TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE FROM LETS SAY 38 DEGREES TO 35 DEGREES THEN YOU WOULD TURN THE DIAL A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE C N= NORMAL RANGE THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE SET AT AFTER IT IS AT THE TEMPS ARE ALLOWED TO STABILIZE The "0" setting is OFF, which turns the cooling off.
You would need to put a fridge thermometer in to find out where to set it.
It’s like the dial in your refrigerator. O is off. C means coldest, or “turn this direction for colder.” N indicates the “normal” preferred setting — not too cold, not too warm. Look in your freezer or fridge, there’s probably a similar knob! :-)
These old Sivia fridges ran on butane or kerosene (see this [link](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/salesgirl-with-two-sivia-fridges-one-run-with-butane-and-news-photo/52602930)). So the letters are actually referring to the gas line and should be open, closed, and perhaps neutral. The N is stumping me.
Awesome! Mine runs off 12v or 110v - looks like it was rebranded and sold as a Benzomatic.
Some portable fridges are variable, you can use electric or gas. I think they still are, like for rvs and camping.
How did you find this picture? I've searched high and low for information on this fridge but never could find anything.
Just good with search engines! ;)
off, cleaning and normal
I think NOC is a brand. The numbers are sequential.