Electronics Peltier Beer Cooler Ideas

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  1. akanekal

    akanekal What's a Dremel?

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    Hi Everyone,
    First post here. Anyway, i want to make a Peltier Cooler Beer Cooler like this one. Thing is, I want to make is original so i need to know whether it is possible to make a base station which has the power connection on it so that i can drop the cooler in to charge the batteries and take it out to use? How would i do this?
    Thanks
    Amit
     
    akanekal, 6 May 2005
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  2. deiol

    deiol What's a Dremel?

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    what is the purpose of the batteries? if you want to build a docking station type thing for this, you would need to make a holder that the cooler fit in, and then it would need contacts on both the docking station and the cooler, so when the cooler sat in it the contacts would touch and power could be supplied.

    edit: just read the last page and see that the batteries provide temporary freedom from being plugged in.
     
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  3. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Though with a 118W peltier, maybe momentary would be a better word... :eeek:
     
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  4. theshadow27

    theshadow27 What's a Dremel?

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    well, you could use a car battery in a backpack :worried: . that would probably be your best bet. other then that, batt's are pointles
     
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  5. Redwolf

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    I would make one that would run off a usb port so that I could keep my beer cold while using the computer.
     
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  6. theshadow27

    theshadow27 What's a Dremel?

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    agein, 500ma @ 5v = 2.5w, maybe keep a few mL of beer cool, but you coulent run a 100w+ peilter off it... :hehe:

    molex, now thats a diffrent story :naughty:
     
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  7. g0th

    g0th What's a Dremel?

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    Well if you used a 7Ah lead-acid battery, through an 118W peltier you'd get 40 minutes of power, but that's a BIG peltier just to keep beer cold
     
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  8. lcdguy

    lcdguy Minimodder

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    someone should install it in like a pitcher so you could keep more liquid cooler. :)
     
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  9. Jhonbus

    Jhonbus What's a Dremel?

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    And carrying all that weight around, you'll really need a nice cold beer.
     
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