I have one of those mid-sized Artic Air coolers, (the one that needs ice) in my Archer. It works well, however, the portable battery packs that Artic Air sells (which are just the DieHard jump-start batteries, I believe the 750s) only last about 1.5 hours with both the fan and the pump going. Normally, that's not a huge issue, as I don't it at cruise altitude, only on the ground. But I'm starting my instrument training this month, and the weather is hot. (Average mid 90s to low 100s) A lot of that training is done down low doing approaches, plus it get's warmer when you're sweating it out under the hood, so I want to run the cooler during the entire lesson.
Anyone know of a better battery? I don't want to connect it to the plane's power, as I would have to rewire the cig-lighter plug to handle the current draw.
BTW: This is the 28v version of the Arctic Air cooler.
Anyone know of a better battery? I don't want to connect it to the plane's power, as I would have to rewire the cig-lighter plug to handle the current draw.
BTW: This is the 28v version of the Arctic Air cooler.
