AnswerID: 45281 Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 03, 2004 at 12:14
V8troopie
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At that price it would be one of those peltier effect coolers. Not really a '
fridge' which usually has a compressor.
These coolers can only achieve a certain temperature difference (around 40 degrees C unlerss its a really fancy design with cascaded peltier elements) between outside and inside the
fridge. So, if you park your car in the sun, the inside of the car easily gets to 50 degrees and your poor cooler struggles to maintain +10 degrees within.
I would not recommend to leave it connected when stopping for some time. These coolers run virtually all the time and, though their power consumption is not particularly high, it all adds up.
You really get what you pay for, used car fridges go for a lot more than $99.-
Klaus
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