Comments on: Car Solar Cooler http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/ Your Daily Updated Fun, Gadget and Games Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bocko http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-34319 Bocko Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:16:34 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-34319 This "cooling fan" caught my car on fire and totaled it. so now im getting PAIED 2.1 mill from a lawsuit :) so buy this junk and you might become a millionare like myself This “cooling fan” caught my car on fire and totaled it. so now im getting PAIED 2.1 mill from a lawsuit :) so buy this junk and you might become a millionare like myself

]]> By: Chris S http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-15042 Chris S Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:30:15 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-15042 I too can attest to this thing being a piece of crap. It does leave a gap in the window that the brittle strip of plastic it comes with does not fill adequately. Furthermore, the unit itself is flimsy, and will easily warp, causing the fan to jam. Plus, the solar cell is so small that the sun has to be directly in front on an absolutely cloudless day, or it won't work. A great idea, but poorly implemented. Why can't someone just hook up a a solar cell to a car's air conditioner? I too can attest to this thing being a piece of crap. It does leave a gap in the window that the brittle strip of plastic it comes with does not fill adequately. Furthermore, the unit itself is flimsy, and will easily warp, causing the fan to jam. Plus, the solar cell is so small that the sun has to be directly in front on an absolutely cloudless day, or it won’t work.

A great idea, but poorly implemented. Why can’t someone just hook up a a solar cell to a car’s air conditioner?

]]> By: Johnb http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-14549 Johnb Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:36:06 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-14549 Perhaps the system failed because the seal of the car was too perfect. Leaving a shade side window cracked as well would allow fresh air to enter while hot air is evacuated. After all, it is a ventilation system, not an air conditioner. I don't know how the system ever supported the claim of 107/75, but it seems that it could certainly keep ambient temperature air flowing through, negating the solar cooker effect of cars in the sun. Perhaps the system failed because the seal of the car was too perfect. Leaving a shade side window cracked as well would allow fresh air to enter while hot air is evacuated. After all, it is a ventilation system, not an air conditioner.

I don’t know how the system ever supported the claim of 107/75, but it seems that it could certainly keep ambient temperature air flowing through, negating the solar cooker effect of cars in the sun.

]]> By: RGS http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13192 RGS Tue, 22 May 2007 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13192 Davin .. thank you very much for the note ... Davin .. thank you very much for the note …

]]> By: Davin Peterson http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13190 Davin Peterson Tue, 22 May 2007 16:05:01 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13190 I'm sorry to say that the Car Solar Cooler does not work. NBC4 in Washington DC tested it last year and found it didn't work. See the report here: http://www.nbc4.com/dirdt/9733390/detail.html I’m sorry to say that the Car Solar Cooler does not work. NBC4 in Washington DC tested it last year and found it didn’t work. See the report here: http://www.nbc4.com/dirdt/9733390/detail.html

]]> By: Keep Your Car Cool When You’re Shopping | AWESOMEology http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13156 Keep Your Car Cool When You’re Shopping | AWESOMEology Mon, 21 May 2007 23:36:36 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13156 [...] Random Good Stuff]    If you're enjoying AWESOMEology, make sure to get free updates by email or [...] [...] Random Good Stuff]    If you’re enjoying AWESOMEology, make sure to get free updates by email or [...]

]]> By: geekpdx http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13152 geekpdx Mon, 21 May 2007 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/index.php/2007/05/21/car-solar-cooler/#comment-13152 Doesn't the solar powered car window fan end up leaving a gap between the top of the window and the frame that is only filled with a piece of brittle plastic that barely fits? Seems like a good way to invite to a break-in. Security concerns aside, it's a clever idea. Doesn’t the solar powered car window fan end up leaving a gap between the top of the window and the frame that is only filled with a piece of brittle plastic that barely fits? Seems like a good way to invite to a break-in. Security concerns aside, it’s a clever idea.

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