Surplus Center (1-800-488-3407, Lincoln NE, no website) sells a mini
refrigeration unit for about $50 that "was originally built as a desktop
soda fountain". They go on to say "carbonation chamber has been disabled by
the manufacturer to preclude use in original application". Their P/N
1-1302. No BTU rating but the compressor motor 1/12 HP, 115V, 3.5A.
Of course for $50 you could probably just go to Sam's Club or Costco and
buy a small dorm-room size refrigerator.
Many truck stops sell plastic ice chests with built in thermoelectric
coolers that run off a truck's 12V electrical system. I believe these
devices use solid state Peltier junctions as little heat pumps. If you drop
some cold beer into one they will keep it that way but drop in warm beer
you'll be waiting a long time for it to chill.
-Erik
At 11:26 PM 9/11/2001 -0400, Scott Hall wrote:
>I'm looking for something to keep a small (couple gallons) quantity of
>water refrigerated (exact temp isn't important, just the ability to
>maintain it) for a shop fangle. I was hoping to raid an appliance shop
>here that has a refrigerator junkyard/warehouse, but it occurred to me
>that the water dispenser in a fridge most likely depends on the fridge
>itself (and not a separate chiller) to keep the water cool. the girl at
>the desk has no idea if that's the case and wasn't keen about me taking
>one apart to find out.
>
>so, before I take mine apart and piss off the better half, anybody know if
>this is the case, or know where I can get a cheap, small (like a few feet
>square) water cooler?
--
Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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