BTW, none of you commented on the tail lights. I got a set for my GT40.
I did....check out post #17. I think I'll get a set for my Cobra.........
Doug
BTW, none of you commented on the tail lights. I got a set for my GT40.
Oops. Sorry. At least two of us appreciate the finer things....
why does the compressor care if it is 134a or some other freon. the compressor is just a pump. compressing the refrigerant gas . many of the older systems that were R22 can be converted to 134a it is the expansion valve that determines the refrigerant.
Later Later note: Bingo! It's been done. See
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why not just drive a standard car AC compressor with a 12v electric motor and mount it where you have space. why does it have to be a single unit.
I'm sure friends of mine have had 4x4's with separate rear passenger electric motor driven A/C systems. A luxury version Landrover was one, if my memory is correct.
if you use 48 volt converter won't you need one that puts out 80 amps to get 4KW. i would think a standard 110volt unit like is used to cool a motor home connected to a 110 volt converter would be simpler and cheaper. the problem is that the power required will still be the same and will require a very big converter. why not just drive a standard car AC compressor with a 12v electric motor and mount it where you have space. why does it have to be a single unit. I think I would go back and find a way to mount it on the engine. even if I had to move all the accessories on the engine to make it fit. you have to think that with all the years of automotive design all around the world that someone would have done this already.
I believe that the issue is that any compressor powerful enough to cool the cabin of a 40, or the "greenhouse" of a P4 or SLC, would need a 12V electric motor that was of greater power than available.
even if the so called new green compressors are 50% better (and they are not) power is power and if the new green ones only requires half of what the Sanden unit requires which is 4 hp you will still be drawing 240 amps from the battery. even if you use a high voltage unit it will still take the same amount of power ( watts ) to run it.Exactly. The Sanden compressor that comes with the SPF requires 6 kW at full output which is about 8 horsepower. That is one big mo-fo of a motor. If it were 90% efficient (unlikely in a 12V motor but let's be optomistic) it would try to draw about 9 hp = 480 A from my poor battery. Not gonna happen.
There's a reason why they mount these old fashioned reciprocating compressors on the front of the engine.
But, lucky for us, the "green" movement is resulting in electrical ancillaries that are much more efficient. They just tend to want higher voltages.
...even if the so called new green compressors are 50% better (and they are not)....half of what the Sanden unit requires which is 4 hp you will still be drawing 240 amps .
Old thread but came up my searches. Here is some new info on market.
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