Reddit reviews Evapolar Personal Evaporative Air Cooler and Humidifier / Portable Air Conditioner, White
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3-in-1 COOLING – Evapolar evaLIGHT cooler humidifies, purifies and chills the air using evaporative technology. Best for hot dry climatesEASY TO SET UP AND USE – simply add water then plug into power supply, computer or power bank to get started! Cools the area in front of the device (45 sq.ft.), approximately the size of a desk, couch or bedPORTABLE - evaLIGHT personal air conditioner sits conveniently on any desk and is easy to transport aroundLOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION – evaLIGHT air cooler consumes only 10W of electricity; Water tank capacity 750 ml water refill cycle 6-8 hours, cooling power up to 350-Watt (1200 BTU/hour)PATENTED EvaBreeze tm evaporative technology - based on a unique nano-material used in evaporative pads. This inorganic material substance prevents bacteria spread.FOR PERSONAL USE – Cools the area in front of the device (45 sq.ft.), approximately the size of a desk, couch or bed
I don't have a set up....yet. I've been looking at a lot of stuff to turning my Ranger into an overlanding RV. Mixing different voltage batteries can be a pain in the butt when putting them in series, so you might want to reconsider a 12 volt battery. You can even build lithium setups relatively cheap and custom fit to your bed box.
As for your wiring, you should look into upgrading your wires to a thicker gauge to handle the system load you're going to be putting on it. Looking up electrical systems for car stereo systems really helps give you a grasp as to where to start. Your 12 volt cigarette plugs you're going to have to find, splice, and mount yourself. I warn you it's a pain in the ass as you most likely will burn up a few trying out the system. I learned this the hard way when helping my buddy mount his center console in his S10. You can find brackets to match the Thule roof rack to mount flexible panels but you can also find roll up panels that plug right into your cigarette lighter. Just face the windshield toward the sun and use the panel like a sun visor.
I'd advise against cutting a hole in your cap roof for a fan. It'd be a thousand times easier to mount a 12v fan inside the cap and open a window. That way you won't have to worry about a leaky roof. You have to remember that you're only trying to circulate about 90 cubic feet of air; you don't need a huge fan roof fan to do that. If you live in an arid enough region you can always get a personal swamp cooler for those hot summer nights.
Charge controllers and and monitors are pretty much whatever you can find. Most of what you see on the internet is DC/AC and not DC/DC. A lot of times you can just hook up the panel to the system through a 12v lighter plug and have no worries. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you're going to have a super small amp-hour setup like a single battery. But I've seen people just use volt meters that plug into cigarette lighters as their monitors. When they see their voltage drop below 12v, they know to crank the motor and run the alternator for a bit to charge the system.
You should think of panels as a supplemental setup rather than the primary charge source. Your alternator is going to be your main source of charging your batteries until you can plug your system up to a grid. Just be sure your current alternator is going to be able to handle the load of charging multiple batteries. It might be worth looking into getting a high output alternator if your truck doesn't already have it. It's one thing to short yourself on battery capacity, but burning up an alternator is a pretty shitty thing to happen to you.
> So you could have a solid state air-conditioner. But it would use more electricity than a conventional one, so they're only used in very specific circumstances.
wait, seriously? why don't they sell these as small personal air conditioners?
Currently this is all that is available I think, but they don't work well in humid areas.
A solid-state AC would be amazing for situations where you need cooling for a brief moment but it is too muggy for a fan. Even if it's at a premium.