Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Lee Hart via EV
The fundamental problem with these coolers is that they don't actually provide much cooling. Air conditioners used to be rated in "tons", which meant the number of tons of ice it would take to provide the same cooling. A 12,000 BTU air conditioner running for one day (24 hours) provides about

Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Ron Porter via EV
It reminds me of the a/c I put in the tiny cabin of my boat. 12v pump circulating lake water through an old heater assembly (heater core and squirrel cage fan in an enclosure). -- Ron On December 12, 2018 12:13:58 p.m. CST, Sean Korb via EV wrote: >You could make one with some discards. A

Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Sean Korb via EV
You could make one with some discards. A couple of Honda radiators would fit in a cooler of ice water and you could build the ducting with PVC. I think you would need 2 to get the CFM but math says to get the 2" radiator inlets to go to a 4 inch duct you would actually need 4 radiators. Still,

Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Summet Subject: Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem. I like the fact that the aircraft one doesn't add humidity to the air. (Blowing air directly over the ice as in the video definitely would...only useful in very dry climates.) Yes, they would both work with dry ice, but then you'd

Re: [EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Jay Summet via EV
I like the fact that the aircraft one doesn't add humidity to the air. (Blowing air directly over the ice as in the video definitely would...only useful in very dry climates.) Yes, they would both work with dry ice, but then you'd have to buy the dry ice, and be careful to not close your

[EVDL] 600 dollar answer to a 3000 dollar problem.

2018-12-12 Thread Lawrence Rhodes via EV
This is used on small aircraft.