[T3] Happy New Year

[crash 69]

Actually, spraying a little water into the car on a hot day sounds
refreshing.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Robert Rogers <rcrogers1 at peoplepc.com>wrote:

> Years ago I remember a swamp cooler attached to the Plymouth.  It was
> filled with water and hung on one of the door windows.  Every once in a
> while it was necessary to pull the string (like a window shade) to rotate
> the roller housed inside the cooler.  If the roller got over saturated, it
> would spray droplets of water into the car.  However, It did cool the
> passengers.  I’d be a little surprised if you could find one.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: crash 69 <dhbadeer at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jan 3, 2012 11:31 AM
> >To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> >Subject: Re: [T3] Happy New Year
> >
> >How about a "swamp cooler" hanging on the window?  Has anybody used one?
> > I've always wondered if they work.
> >
> >On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Cybernotchback <cybernotchback at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Dry ice might last longer, but the CO2 gas could/would kill you!  Unless
> >> you isolated the car air from the box air I'd advise against this.
>  You'd
> >> also have to seal the box and vent it to the outside to prevent a
> buildup
> >> of CO2 in the cabin.
> >>
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>  From: Dennis Stiefel <dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org>
> >> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:57 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [T3] Happy New Year
> >>
> >> I wonder if dry ice would last longer in this.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> >> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> >> Hall
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 5:35 AM
> >> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> >> Subject: Re: [T3] Happy New Year
> >>
> >>
> >> An interesting alternative for lower-powered classic vehicles is to
> have an
> >> ice-box (literally) and re-circulate the cabin air though that!
> >> The electric vehicle forum at
> >> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5527 suggests
> that.
> >> They also confirm the 600W rating needed for electric compressors, but
> you
> >> have obviously done that research already.
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