phil stanhope wrote:

> --- Michael Nichols <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote:
> > Hello from Atlanta Ga.  I have seen Coleman
> > Company's portable cooler at
> > Target Stores for $62.00.  Last summer they  were
> > priced at $89.00, plus
> > $25.-- for the 120 volt adapter.  The unit appears
> > to be a small heat pump,
> > and they are about the size of a Westy fridge.....
> > Has anyone used one of
> > these Coleman items?  Are they durable, well
> > designed, and, most
> > importantly, better than bags of ice and a regular
> > cooler???  Thanks!
>
> Ive heard they work well with very low draw on your
> battery. They say you can leave them on while parked
> for a full day without drainng your battery but this
> could have been infomercial hype.
>
> 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. It would be a cheap fix
> or
> modification
>
> Phil 84' all white westy
> "millenium flacon"
> Adventurewagen wanted
> (vanagon years)
>
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Go to:   allelectronics.com  and look at the  Thermoelectric coolers  in
their on-line catalog.  You can probably calculate what 6 amps will do
to your battery overnite.
Might be OK.

Larry A.
Chicago