It's probably a conventional "dormitory" fridge with a compressor.
He's talking about those cheap coolers with no moving parts. They use a "Peltier" device which is an electronic component that gets really hot on one side, and really cold on the other side when electrical current is passed through it.
The one I have is a Haier ($49@Target) 2 fans, 2 Peltiers, thermostat,white LED interior light,1.7cf.
You can stack 2 peltier coolers to get 80 degrees difference, 3 for
120... that is good for operation upside down or any direction, even good for zero gravity. Down on earth staying upright it's a lot cheaper to use the old fangled compressor systems.
It's probably a conventional "dormitory" fridge with a compressor.
He's talking about those cheap coolers with no moving parts. They use a "Peltier" device which is an electronic component that gets really hot on one side, and really cold on the other side when electrical current is passed through it.
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I think you are mistaken, he said it was the Peltier type. I don't know what they call the ones that use heat to cool. But I hear they work great with some sun and a magnifying glass.
Of course it does! Just follow NEC. ;-)
The one I have is a Haier ($49@Target) 2 fans, 2 Peltiers, thermostat,white LED interior light,1.7cf.
EACH Peltier draws 4 amps @ 12 volts DC. FYI...ww
I recently borrowed my son's roomate's mini-mini dorm sized fridge for use in a hotel room for a week. Compressor style. It froze a bottle of water (in the freezer section) overnight.
The hotel wanted $10/day plus standard "hotel" taxes to rent one from them. The same goes for a microwave. I bought a MW from a college student for $10 off Craig's list.
a.h.r. relate:
When he got the fridge back the freezer compartment was attached to the roof of the fridge with 4 screws, not 1, there was a shelf separating the top section from the bottom section, and the rod that holds things on the door shelf was replaced. I didn't spend a dime, everything I needed was lying around the house.
Kids these days...don't they know how to fix *anything*?
What is the efficency of those units.= Very poor
Are there any consumer available stacked peltier coolers?
I recently borrowed my son's roomate's mini-mini dorm sized fridge for use in a hotel room for a week. Compressor style. It froze a bottle of water (in the freezer section) overnight.
The hotel wanted $10/day plus standard "hotel" taxes to rent one from them. The same goes for a microwave. I bought a MW from a college student for $10 off Craig's list.
a.h.r. relate:
When he got the fridge back the freezer compartment was attached to the roof of the fridge with 4 screws, not 1, there was a shelf separating the top section from the bottom section, and the rod that holds things on the door shelf was replaced. I didn't spend a dime, everything I needed was lying around the house.
Kids these days...don't they know how to fix *anything*?
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No.
tell the hotel you have celiac disease. there's a federal law that states they have to provide you with a fridge for free if one is available in any room, or move you to a room that has one even if it's an upgrade.
Rely?
More years ago than I care to admit, I can recall the "mini-cool" truck parked in front of the dorm complex doing a land office business renting 1cf dorm fridges off the tailgate for something like $25/semester. That was when they sold for over $200 new. Nowdays I've seen them for $50 new in the August sales.
Hmmm...lying to get a fridge for free. Isn't that kind of like stealing?
I wonder if there are any federal laws about lying to obtain the benefits of a federal law.
At that rate it would take them at least 4 years to recoup their $200, excluding summers. More if you include maintenance, swaps for broken unit, salary for the owner/employee, storage, gas, etc.
Doesn't sound like a very good business plan to me.
Uh, the rental company didn't pay retail for them. You get a hell of a discount when you buy a semi-load at a time. I remember those trucks, and how snotty the kid on the tailgate got if you brought it back un-defrosted.
I wonder how many of the kids just kept the fridges when they went home? Collecting back the fridges musta been a PIA. Since the kids went home on different days.
THey still rent at many schools. Some schools require you to get their "special" microwave/fridge combo which has been altered so that the fridge is disconnected when the microwave is used. Keeps the load on their over used dorm electrical system down.
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