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October 11, 2024 06:32PM
First not sure if this is the right section for the question please move if not.

Second, I am required to be on a gluten fry diet due to an autoimmune disease plus sever gluten intolerance. Then there’s my wack blood sugar numbers where control is several tiny meals a day. I also have my service dogs. The new one is still training and she’ll do anything for an ice cube, plus training sessions last a little longer.

Sam’s has the Frigidaire 6 pack can size on clearance. Anyone have any experience with it. Worth it or pass?

It’s tiny but it would fit in the front seat. If it holds ice well, I’m willing to get two because. Have plugs to give me access to two cigarette lighter plugs.

I need to do something. I’m not interested in purchasing the yeti style coolers. Too big for the car and would be too heavy for me to carry. I have a canvas, plastic liner on wheels but it takes up a lot of space and its real purpose is a carrying case for my overlocker sewing machine.

Sorry so long a post.
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MaryAnn

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October 12, 2024 02:24AM
Right place. People know stuff. Right time. I am on hand to send kudos and gentle hugs.

My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)
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October 12, 2024 05:01AM
Not sure what your question is, specifically. I can tell you it's going to involve math. Most Americans hate math.

What type of cooler is it? How much current does it draw? What is the temperature of the vehicle? What temperature is desired in the cooler? Is it a compressor type 12vdc cooler? Or is it a Peltier cooler, heater, or thermoelectric heat pump is a solid-state active heat pump which transfers heat from one side of the device to the other?

I'll jump to the chase. It's highly unlikely you'll find a cooler that works well and doesn't drain your vehicle battery rapidly. More energy than you might think is required to cool a small space inside a hot vehicle. .
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October 12, 2024 03:23PM
Update to my inquiry.
I asked on one of my canning groups if their OTR drivers use the cooler. Consensus was don’t waste my money. And the cigarette connection style are especially useless. I’ll just find a conventional in a size that works for the front seat. Thanks for the thoughts.

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October 13, 2024 09:32AM
I think you made a good choice in saving your money.

The average person would be surprised at how much energy (BTUs) is consumed by a vehicle in air conditioning the interior space (which is essentially a greenhouse) due to the solar load.

The original problem is not unlike taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat. The refrigerator will run continuously trying to cool it's interior while the oven is not allowing the exterior of the refrigerator to discharge it's heat.

In physics class, problems like this are given to students to solve. The answer is so bad it makes the student think.
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October 14, 2024 03:44AM
"... taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat ..."
I had blissfully forgotten the sphere within a sphere (spheres make the problems easier to solve) problems in the thermodynamics portion of college physical chemistry class.

Another "thought" exercise for those of you who are inclined. How big can a hole in a boat be before the boat sinks? The answer is actually highly dependent on how fast you can pump the water out. So, the answer does not depend as much on the hole size, but the bilge pump's pumping capacity. Once the "water in rate" exceeds the "water out rate", sinking will happen eventually. [And yes, if the Titanic had had improbably large capacity bilge pumps, it would not have sunk.]
@maverick1 wrote:

I think you made a good choice in saving your money.

The average person would be surprised at how much energy (BTUs) is consumed by a vehicle in air conditioning the interior space (which is essentially a greenhouse) due to the solar load.

The original problem is not unlike taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat. The refrigerator will run continuously trying to cool it's interior while the oven is not allowing the exterior of the refrigerator to discharge it's heat.

In physics class, problems like this are given to students to solve. The answer is so bad it makes the student think.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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October 14, 2024 06:50AM
@myst4au wrote:

"... taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat ..."
I had blissfully forgotten the sphere within a sphere (spheres make the problems easier to solve) problems in the thermodynamics portion of college physical chemistry class.

Another "thought" exercise for those of you who are inclined. How big can a hole in a boat be before the boat sinks? The answer is actually highly dependent on how fast you can pump the water out. So, the answer does not depend as much on the hole size, but the bilge pump's pumping capacity. Once the "water in rate" exceeds the "water out rate", sinking will happen eventually. [And yes, if the Titanic had had improbably large capacity bilge pumps, it would not have sunk.]
@maverick1 wrote:

I think you made a good choice in saving your money.

The average person would be surprised at how much energy (BTUs) is consumed by a vehicle in air conditioning the interior space (which is essentially a greenhouse) due to the solar load.

The original problem is not unlike taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat. The refrigerator will run continuously trying to cool it's interior while the oven is not allowing the exterior of the refrigerator to discharge it's heat.

In physics class, problems like this are given to students to solve. The answer is so bad it makes the student think.

myst4au, I thought you'd ask the adiabatic question...

What would happen to the temperature of an adiabatic room if you place a refrigerator inside the room and open the refrigerator door?

a) the temperature of the room decreases
b) the temperature of the room increases
c) the temperature of the room stays the same

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/14/2024 06:53AM by maverick1.
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October 14, 2024 12:49PM
I was going to mention an adiabtic case, but then did not. I am glad that you did.
@maverick1 wrote:

@myst4au wrote:

"... taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat ..."
I had blissfully forgotten the sphere within a sphere (spheres make the problems easier to solve) problems in the thermodynamics portion of college physical chemistry class.

Another "thought" exercise for those of you who are inclined. How big can a hole in a boat be before the boat sinks? The answer is actually highly dependent on how fast you can pump the water out. So, the answer does not depend as much on the hole size, but the bilge pump's pumping capacity. Once the "water in rate" exceeds the "water out rate", sinking will happen eventually. [And yes, if the Titanic had had improbably large capacity bilge pumps, it would not have sunk.]
@maverick1 wrote:

I think you made a good choice in saving your money.

The average person would be surprised at how much energy (BTUs) is consumed by a vehicle in air conditioning the interior space (which is essentially a greenhouse) due to the solar load.

The original problem is not unlike taking a small refrigerator and placing it in an oven set on low heat. The refrigerator will run continuously trying to cool it's interior while the oven is not allowing the exterior of the refrigerator to discharge it's heat.

In physics class, problems like this are given to students to solve. The answer is so bad it makes the student think.

myst4au, I thought you'd ask the adiabatic question...

What would happen to the temperature of an adiabatic room if you place a refrigerator inside the room and open the refrigerator door?

a) the temperature of the room decreases
b) the temperature of the room increases
c) the temperature of the room stays the same

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
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November 03, 2024 07:01PM
I don't know which cooler to recommend but I recommend using a portable power station (I love Jackery products) instead of your vehicle's battery.
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