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Subject:Re: Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:58:50 -0500

At 09:42 AM 2/2/2001, phil stanhope wrote:
>I have been wondering if the cooling element could be
>ripped out of this coleman cooler and fitted to the
>inside of our westy fridges

Probably.

>. It would be a cheap fix or modification

Not so sure about that.  For a start, the thermoelectric coolers work about
as well as a Westy fridge, i.e. about 40 degees below ambient.  Second they
take something approaching 5 amps continuous -- the Coleman 120vac power
supply delivers 5.25 amps. Third, the cooler is probably better insulated
than the Dometic fridge, prolly better off to just use it as is.

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"