Insulation test: The chicken was warm after 15-hours in the unit with the power turned off and the temperature rose 14☌Ģ. Camp Master 24-litre Thermoelectric Car Cooler/WarmerĮxternal packing dimensions: 423mm x 313mm x 425mm Packing test: Fits two two-litre bottles standing upright and 20 330ml cans or, minus the bottles, 29 330ml cans Snowflake test: Snowflake activated after 4.5 hoursĬhicken test: Completely defrosted after 20 hours Didn’t quite maintain it’s cooling claims of reaching 15☌ below ambient temperature.Has great interior packing dimensions fitting two upright two-litre bottles and 20 cans.Most compact thermoelectric cooler in terms of packing size.At 3.9kgs, it’s the most lightweight cooler featured here.Power options: 12-volt (12V) system that plugs into cigarette lighter and an inverter for use indoorsĬlaims: Cooling to a maximum of 18☌ below ambient temperature R1 199, .za and Įxternal packing dimensions: (Length x Breadth x Height) 390mm x 280mm x 420mm The fridges were turned off (temperature measured first) for 15 hours with the lids left closed overnight. The remainder of the space was filled with coke, wine bottles and 330ml cans. After ten hours the packs were checked for evidence of defrosting, and again after another 10 hours.Ī two-litre Coca-Cola bottle was placed in the cooler to ascertain packing height. Where possible, coolers were set to their lowest possible temperature. Readings were taken every half hour for five hours until a constant temperature was reached.Īfter the snowflake test finished and the fridges reached constant freezing temperature (0☌), a packet of frozen chicken drumsticks was placed in each cooler. The fridges were set to 0☌ if possible or simply switched on simultaneously. The second beer remained sealed and was monitored to see when the snowflake temperature indicator activated (or changed colour from white to blue). One beer was opened in order to place a thermometer inside and read the temperature of the beer at regular intervals all beers read 19☌ when the test kicked off. Two Castle Lite beers were placed into each of the coolers.

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