@shadowgaurd Amazon ad claims 27F below ambient… So not very.
Even in an air conditioned car@ 68F, that’s 41F… A few degrees above fridge temps, in a best case scenario.
@shadowgaurd@skrubol Oh great. In the Amazon description, under About This Item it says 40F below ambient. I checked the manufacturer’s website and for the 28L one they’re still selling, it lists 27F below ambient, so I guess that’s what it really is. I guess during the summer, I’ll put mine on the floor under the A/C vent.
@ItalianScallion@shadowgaurd@skrubol
Just get a mini fridge that uses a chemical compressor. Same price, more power efficiency, but at an added weight.
I have one of these and the only way I got it 40 below ambient is stuffing it with ice while outdoors (95°F).
You see those six can refrigerators? The ones that also cool relative to ambient? This bag fits one inside. The storage capacity is nice, and it does let you stuff the side pockets with ice, speeding up the cooling process (plus an EZ bake oven mode), but it’s really a product if you have unlimited power and limited space. (You can sort of collapse the bag, if you store the power plug separately; the feet at the bottom and motor on the side are the hard points.)
@shadowgaurd@skrubol The 40F claim is probably more like Amazon getting a product description wrong… again, likely by taking it from a different cooler/fridge product.
@shadowgaurd@skrubol@pakopako I should have known the 40F claim was bogus when I saw it was a thermoelectric type cooler and/or saw that it can also function as a warmer. Oh well, it will cool to some extent and if that’s all I need, as opposed to keeping it at 40F for food safety, it will work ok.
@pakopako@shadowgaurd@skrubol Here’s one data point to answer the “how cool does it get?” question. I got it a couple of days ago and ran it yesterday on 120VAC. The cooler was empty, the ambient temperature was about 80, and after four hours it got down to about 47. I’m guessing it might get down to food-safe 40 degrees if the ambient temp were around 70 which is probably achievable in my car with the A/C running, especially if it’s on the floor under the vents. Since the cooler runs on 12VDC and for 120VAC it uses a power supply that puts out 12VDC, there shouldn’t be any performance difference between the two power sources. I’m not going to test it for warming since I don’t ever expect to use it for that.
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Product: HALO Thermoelectric 15L Hybrid Cooler and Heater Bag
Model: E316843154000
Condition: New
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$132.34 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
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Hiw cold does it get?
@shadowgaurd Amazon ad claims 27F below ambient… So not very.
Even in an air conditioned car@ 68F, that’s 41F… A few degrees above fridge temps, in a best case scenario.
@shadowgaurd @skrubol Oh great. In the Amazon description, under About This Item it says 40F below ambient. I checked the manufacturer’s website and for the 28L one they’re still selling, it lists 27F below ambient, so I guess that’s what it really is. I guess during the summer, I’ll put mine on the floor under the A/C vent.
@ItalianScallion @shadowgaurd Oh ya, the text says 40 below ambient, but the photos show 27… Maybe theoretical vs real world?
@ItalianScallion @shadowgaurd @skrubol
Just get a mini fridge that uses a chemical compressor. Same price, more power efficiency, but at an added weight.
I have one of these and the only way I got it 40 below ambient is stuffing it with ice while outdoors (95°F).
You see those six can refrigerators? The ones that also cool relative to ambient? This bag fits one inside. The storage capacity is nice, and it does let you stuff the side pockets with ice, speeding up the cooling process (plus an EZ bake oven mode), but it’s really a product if you have unlimited power and limited space. (You can sort of collapse the bag, if you store the power plug separately; the feet at the bottom and motor on the side are the hard points.)
@ItalianScallion @shadowgaurd @skrubol
Oh, also if you do reach 40°F below ambient, expect puddles underneath from all the condensation.
@shadowgaurd @skrubol The 40F claim is probably more like Amazon getting a product description wrong… again, likely by taking it from a different cooler/fridge product.
@shadowgaurd @skrubol @pakopako I should have known the 40F claim was bogus when I saw it was a thermoelectric type cooler and/or saw that it can also function as a warmer. Oh well, it will cool to some extent and if that’s all I need, as opposed to keeping it at 40F for food safety, it will work ok.
@pakopako @shadowgaurd @skrubol Here’s one data point to answer the “how cool does it get?” question. I got it a couple of days ago and ran it yesterday on 120VAC. The cooler was empty, the ambient temperature was about 80, and after four hours it got down to about 47. I’m guessing it might get down to food-safe 40 degrees if the ambient temp were around 70 which is probably achievable in my car with the A/C running, especially if it’s on the floor under the vents. Since the cooler runs on 12VDC and for 120VAC it uses a power supply that puts out 12VDC, there shouldn’t be any performance difference between the two power sources. I’m not going to test it for warming since I don’t ever expect to use it for that.