Portable AirConditioner
Hi all. its me again..
i wanted to always do this instructable
so here it is, from research and develpoment of a better
"ice-powered" aircon, every website and instructable regarding to that.
From CameronSS and Artic Air, and also lots of websites. and blogs about this and find out information and lots of it! thanks all
here is the version of the airconditioner idea combined with CameronSS and Artic Air. But mines more budget of course!
credits go to CameronSS and aritic air to inspire me to do this! :)
thanks cameronSS for the great idea
i wanted to always do this instructable
so here it is, from research and develpoment of a better
"ice-powered" aircon, every website and instructable regarding to that.
From CameronSS and Artic Air, and also lots of websites. and blogs about this and find out information and lots of it! thanks all
here is the version of the airconditioner idea combined with CameronSS and Artic Air. But mines more budget of course!
credits go to CameronSS and aritic air to inspire me to do this! :)
thanks cameronSS for the great idea
Items You Need
1)A small condenser,heater core,radiator.Preferably something small
-Mine i bought was at around $13, a computer radiator
2)A styrofoam cooler,Ice chests,Cooler.Medium sized
-Hah i bought mine below $2, ice box 1st hand
3)Tubings
-FREE! from my water pipe bwaha!
4)Small Water Pump better submirsible
-mine i bought it for $3 at ebay.
5)Case Fans.
-$3 at ebay. its 205CFM!
4)adaptors
-free. from my stuffs!
TOTAL: $21
LETS GET STARTED!
BTW. its in SGD currency
-Mine i bought was at around $13, a computer radiator
2)A styrofoam cooler,Ice chests,Cooler.Medium sized
-Hah i bought mine below $2, ice box 1st hand
3)Tubings
-FREE! from my water pipe bwaha!
4)Small Water Pump better submirsible
-mine i bought it for $3 at ebay.
5)Case Fans.
-$3 at ebay. its 205CFM!
4)adaptors
-free. from my stuffs!
TOTAL: $21
LETS GET STARTED!
BTW. its in SGD currency
Cut Cut LETS GET START!
CUT out the shape to let air flow from the radiator
then Paste strong mounting tape on it to secure it to the cover
p.s. get a good tape and strong ones like 3m brand
make shure that ONLY the "fins" area is exposed to the hole and not other part haha.
CUT out vent area to let air to come in to the cooler, cut any shape you want. heart,square,circle,shapeless LOL. mine i followed the Artic Air style of vents
then Paste strong mounting tape on it to secure it to the cover
p.s. get a good tape and strong ones like 3m brand
make shure that ONLY the "fins" area is exposed to the hole and not other part haha.
CUT out vent area to let air to come in to the cooler, cut any shape you want. heart,square,circle,shapeless LOL. mine i followed the Artic Air style of vents
Mount the Fan and the Tubing
Now use mounting tape to tape the ends of the fan and create a folded shape at the side.Make shure that the fan is BLOWING OUT
Then Now Cut out the tubings to fit to the radiator, plumbers tape helps a lot in leakages.
Then Now Cut out the tubings to fit to the radiator, plumbers tape helps a lot in leakages.
Start Wiring
Hmm lets see. if you want it to run by battery, you may continue
but to me, im using the mains as its gonna be at my bedroom forever and ever yeah. The water pump runs at 5w and still give me the right choice for it. its really small. smallest in the market here in singapore. and the adaptor for the fan was at 12v 700ma, the right choice. its running at7w so total running per hour is currently 12W, that is equal to the house lighting(1 bulb) haha. energy savings. but im not shure about the running time for the ice i always made from the fridge, somebory enlighten me?
sorry no pictures.
but to me, im using the mains as its gonna be at my bedroom forever and ever yeah. The water pump runs at 5w and still give me the right choice for it. its really small. smallest in the market here in singapore. and the adaptor for the fan was at 12v 700ma, the right choice. its running at7w so total running per hour is currently 12W, that is equal to the house lighting(1 bulb) haha. energy savings. but im not shure about the running time for the ice i always made from the fridge, somebory enlighten me?
sorry no pictures.
Now Make a Air Spot Vent
Here i used some cardboard which have a smooth matt finish on the outside but plastic smooth inside.It is a great choice but hard to find cardboard as only one side is water -resistant.. btw if you wanna make one, you can have one side of your card board backing taped with clear platic tape. Here cut out as shown in the picture, a vent to spot where you flow will be.
as seen in the picture, i used cloth tape, and its with little by little so that curve joints will be more easier to attach
as seen in the picture, i used cloth tape, and its with little by little so that curve joints will be more easier to attach
Tada! You Are Done
HAHA, ive decorated it abit, to look more presentable in my room, not just some crappy box.
sorry no detailed picts.
Im really happy with the results, with only 3 sets of ice packs, it can run for straight 20mins, and guess what,this cooler can hold up to 10 packs without side effects. im really suprised, the packs are great and cheap,fill em up with water and freezenalas! haha instant,thus reducing water waste too.
hope you all loved this
thanks all.
sorry no detailed picts.
Im really happy with the results, with only 3 sets of ice packs, it can run for straight 20mins, and guess what,this cooler can hold up to 10 packs without side effects. im really suprised, the packs are great and cheap,fill em up with water and freezenalas! haha instant,thus reducing water waste too.
hope you all loved this
thanks all.
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a junior version of it!
How It Works
Hahas there you go for those curious one.
Sorry guys haha but this is drawn during my slacking class periods.
Do Question me for deeper info on how it work!
Sorry guys haha but this is drawn during my slacking class periods.
Do Question me for deeper info on how it work!