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This particular model will not cool below 60F/16C. Even if it could, the point of a portable A/C is to avoid cutting holes in the wall, which is not relevant i
by p1mrx 6y ago
This particular model will not cool below 60F/16C. Even if it could, the point of a portable A/C is to avoid cutting holes in the wall, which is not relevant if you're building a custom enclosure.
In theory, you could build an insulated box with a mini-split or window/wall unit, but they're probably all optimized for cooling a large space, not freezing a small space.
Tech Ingredients made a DIY fridge (and a freezer in later videos) using peltier coolers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUhwmmZa7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWUhwmmZa7A
- gpm 6y agoThat was a super interesting video, thanks!
- patrickk 6y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4rg3UcsgI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4rg3UcsgI also worth a watch, trying to devise a different type of AC system
- bserge 6y agoThat's just the thermostat, though. If you powered and ran the compressor directly, it would pump heat until the heat exchanger goes well into negative temperature. People used to turn portable A/Cs into PC coolers, which was pretty... cool.
- lucb1e 6y agoThe one we have in the office blows out 5-8°C air but indeed refuses to cool below a certain temperature. The unit isn't incapable of fridge temperatures, its software just doesn't want it to.