Fixing the garage fridge with an Arduino controller
Arduino Team — December 10th, 2025 Every garage needs a refrigerator to keep drinks cold during sweaty projects, but Rick Fryar’s Sanyo mini fridge was on the blink. Seemingly at random, it would either run the condenser constantly until everything was frozen, or not run the condenser at all. To get it working again without spending a fortune, Fryar used an Arduino to control the refrigerator. Old refrigerators and cheap modern refrigerators are very basic...
