DIY themoelectric cooler

[jmullan99]

Isn't that just wasting the power? Just skip the ac adapter and run off the battery. I'm glad someone (not me) would go through this fruitless effort just to prove that if you haul enough stuff along that... oh well thanks any way.

Absolutely. I didn't mind the "fruitless effort" to witness/prove the limitations of the system I put together. Better now then later on when I depend on a certain amount of performance.

And given that I assembled the system to provide for only the 3 of us, it was easy to see those limitations.

When I build my better box (next spring), provision for a propane powered 2 or 3 way fridge will top the list. And no thermoelectric coolers!

John

[Alphacarina]

That's what's great about public forums - Enough of us 'tinkerers' read them that you will find someone eager to give something new a shot . . . . no matter how ridiculous it is

You never know until someone tries it

Don

[jmullan99]

And, when new people are looking for helpful information, they will perhaps understand (read: believe) better when they see those real-life testamonials.