Recently I stumbled upon this site:
http://labjack.com/blog/end-table-drink-cooler
And while that is awesome I think it can be improved. What Im thinking of trying to make are a set (4 if I can make it work) or self contained cooling/heating coasters.
Now I dont think Im going to bother with the auto sensing of temp and rather have a button to control heating/cooling. Typically a peltier will cool to around 40F and up to around 120F from what Ive read.
My plan is to make a simple enclosure for the peltier to sit inside, with a small fan/heatsink and a battery pack.
I know there are units out there that run on USB, but I want to make a self contained unit that can be taken anywhere to keep my beer nice and cold (or my tea nice and hot)
Any comments or suggestions for pulling this off
http://labjack.com/blog/end-table-drink-cooler
And while that is awesome I think it can be improved. What Im thinking of trying to make are a set (4 if I can make it work) or self contained cooling/heating coasters.
Now I dont think Im going to bother with the auto sensing of temp and rather have a button to control heating/cooling. Typically a peltier will cool to around 40F and up to around 120F from what Ive read.
My plan is to make a simple enclosure for the peltier to sit inside, with a small fan/heatsink and a battery pack.
I know there are units out there that run on USB, but I want to make a self contained unit that can be taken anywhere to keep my beer nice and cold (or my tea nice and hot)
Any comments or suggestions for pulling this off