@Aurock@pakopako@pmarin The carnival barkers on QVC said they cool down to 40° & heat up to 140°, but I’m not sure how accurate that is – it IS home shopping, after all.
@Aurock@ircon96@pmarin I’ve got someone who uses a wheeled cooler with similar technology. The +/- 25°F (relative to ambient) is more accurate. It slowed down the melting of a smoothie (kept it cool 24 hours, but it was also the only thing in the cooler) and kept fresh fries modestly warm for a few hours.
I assume, since the motor looks very similar, it won’t be light either. And it needs an outlet (not like a battery would have made it any more comfortable)
@Aurock@pmarin@pakopako Yeah, that makes more sense, especially with the functional part being attached to what is essentially a large, soft-sided thermal lunch bag.
@ircon96@pakopako@pmarin I looked it up on Amazon to find the 27 degree number. Going back and looking again though, I see that in the pictures shown in the item description it says 27 degrees, but in the bullet points under about this item it says 40 degrees, so who knows which is correct.
@Aurock@ircon96@pakopako@pmarin I got one and was disappointed. With 72 deg or so ambient temperature it cooled down to 47 degrees. IDK if I can return it to Meh. I would say it’s ok as a canned drink cooler, but not usable as a tiny fridge, which 40 degrees would enable.
@Aurock@ircon96@pakopako@phr@pmarin You’re going to need a compressor driven cooler for that and they can get down to below freezing. Thermo electrics are just peltier elements which are thin plates that get hot on one side and cold on the other depending on the current direction. They don’t have enough thermal isolation between the hot and cold sides to achieve or maintain adequate performance and efficiency compared to traditional compressor driven systems.
Kinda hard to tailgate with these newer vehicles expecting a 12 volt uninterrupted power source. The older hard side coolers like these did ok in a shaded area but ate car batteries within a few hours.
Ya can’t get more out than you put in so doubt the efficiency has improved much. The cooler doesn’t look all that thick These are best used During transit or connected to an ac adapter.
Specs
Product: HALO Thermoelectric 15L Hybrid Cooler and Heater Bag
Model: E316843154000
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Jul 17 - Monday, Jul 21
Thermal!
What is the HALO tie-in? Video Game or just some random product name?
Thermos kind-of suck but the good alternative are the compressor coolers that can freeze, etc but are quite heavy in addition to being costly.
@pmarin https://halotop.com
Ok, not an ice cream alternative.
(This seems to be a fly-by-night lifestyle company, like Sharper Image)
I’m kind of in the market for a 12v cooler, but it looks like this one can only cool to 27 degrees below ambient. Not sure that’s enough
@Aurock @pakopako @pmarin The carnival barkers on QVC said they cool down to 40° & heat up to 140°, but I’m not sure how accurate that is – it IS home shopping, after all.
@Aurock @ircon96 @pmarin I’ve got someone who uses a wheeled cooler with similar technology. The +/- 25°F (relative to ambient) is more accurate. It slowed down the melting of a smoothie (kept it cool 24 hours, but it was also the only thing in the cooler) and kept fresh fries modestly warm for a few hours.
I assume, since the motor looks very similar, it won’t be light either. And it needs an outlet (not like a battery would have made it any more comfortable)
@Aurock @pmarin @pakopako Yeah, that makes more sense, especially with the functional part being attached to what is essentially a large, soft-sided thermal lunch bag.
@ircon96 @pakopako @pmarin I looked it up on Amazon to find the 27 degree number. Going back and looking again though, I see that in the pictures shown in the item description it says 27 degrees, but in the bullet points under about this item it says 40 degrees, so who knows which is correct.
@Aurock @pakopako @pmarin I forgot to link the QVC video in case anyone wants to see it in action --they say it weighs 3.9 lbs.
https://www.qvc.com/halo-thermoelectric-hybrid-cooler-heater-bag-15l-capacity.product.E316843.html
@Aurock @ircon96 @pmarin
That sounds quite light; maybe they’re not including the adapters in the weight
@Aurock @pmarin
@pakopako Good question, unless it’s only a small step above Easy-Bake oven quality?
@Aurock @ircon96 @pmarin it never gets actively hot to cook (something the maker will also reiterate) - that requires a heat spike.
EZ bake sounds about right
@Aurock @ircon96 @pakopako @pmarin
@Aurock @ircon96 @pakopako @pmarin I got one and was disappointed. With 72 deg or so ambient temperature it cooled down to 47 degrees. IDK if I can return it to Meh. I would say it’s ok as a canned drink cooler, but not usable as a tiny fridge, which 40 degrees would enable.
@Aurock @ircon96 @pakopako @phr @pmarin You’re going to need a compressor driven cooler for that and they can get down to below freezing. Thermo electrics are just peltier elements which are thin plates that get hot on one side and cold on the other depending on the current direction. They don’t have enough thermal isolation between the hot and cold sides to achieve or maintain adequate performance and efficiency compared to traditional compressor driven systems.
KuoH
Kinda hard to tailgate with these newer vehicles expecting a 12 volt uninterrupted power source. The older hard side coolers like these did ok in a shaded area but ate car batteries within a few hours.
These are best used During transit or connected to an ac adapter.
Ya can’t get more out than you put in so doubt the efficiency has improved much. The cooler doesn’t look all that thick
@dahobbs9 Sounds like a good excuse to buy one of those V2L EVs.
But, honey, i need one to power my new Halo Thermoelectric Bag!
“I need a cooler.” - Master Chief
@medz “I need a cooler” -Donut