David Beierl wrote: > At 03:04 PM 6/27/2006 -0700, Mike Elliott wrote: >> Peltier devices pull a ton of current to pump that heat from one >> side to the other. > > Well, these are power devices -- but the Dometic fridge has an > 85-watt heater, so 60-watt Peltier units don't look too > out-of-proportion to me. That's what a 40-quart Coleman cooler uses. > Yep. As long as a fellow is hooked to shore power, or a generator, or only uses it for short periods of time, it could be useful, otherwise that 60-watt device will quickly deplete a 12-v battery at the rate of 5 amp-hours per hour. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR |
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