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...an auto air conditioner is closer to a small home air conditioner than a refrigerator. The refrigerator will take an hour to cool a well insulated small box to 40 degrees below ambient. We expect a car air conditioner to cool large, poorly insulated tin can from 110 degrees to 70 degrees in 2 minutes. Couple that with a highly irregular shaft speed, all the vibration that people have mentioned, high under hood temperatures, and oil every where, and I'm amazed sometimes that it works at all.
Normally a car air conditioner figures a 5-10 HP loss. A typical home compressor is probably powered by a 1-2 HP electric motor at a relatively constant shaft speed.
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Posts in this Thread:
- A philosophical question?, PaulN, Tue, 7 Aug 2001 09:22:20
- Re: A philosophical question?, PaulN, Wed, 8 Aug 2001 07:54:19
- Re: In terms of cooling capacity..., Gene N , Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:25:57 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: A philosophical question? A/C size, BobS, Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:37:59
- Re: A philosophical question?, TGS, Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:29:29
- Re: A philosophical question?, Robert Kaplan, Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:13:26
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