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Cheap can cooler
Sun 08.14.05 4:35pm PDT #14848
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I've always wanted one of these, but the parts were always too darn expensive to waste on a gizmo such as this. Enter Target with a thermoelectric cooler on clearance for $7!


So what follows is a graphic extraction (HULK SMASH!) of the TEC. A bit of ghetto rigging to make it stable enough to support a can (or cup of coffee in heating mode) and further extraction (destruction) of an old computer to get a power supply capable of delivering the almost 4A required to run it. A quick check with my infrared thermometer reveals 38 degrees....so I put it to work!

I love cheap hacks!

Michael
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