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.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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