Anyone here have a usb powered fridge? Does it work well?
>>54826735
Of course it isn't going to work well. It isn't insulated, the plastic looks 2mm thinck, and you are trying to cool a liquid.
Try asking >>>/sci/ why they work like shit.
I put my iphone in one because apple has shit thermals
>>54826735
I bought one a couple years back because I thought it looked pretty cool and its been working ever since. It "Cools" your drink but that's about it. Its more of a form>function thing imo
>>54826735
so what is it? I am going to guess it is essentially a mini fan inside a case, and not an actual micro fridge.
>>54826735
it has one of them Peltier pads inside of them, it's not going to do much work just cool down or warm platter 10 degrees even if that.
>>54826735
>does it work well
It keeps your already cold drink cold, yes.
It will cool the drink if warm, but get ready for an overnight wait.
Also, don't use them on your PC unless you want to kill your ports/usb controller.
These things aren't USB approved devices, they just happen to run at 5v and have a USB connection.
Unlike a real USB device, it won't ask the controller how much current its allowed to use and keep to it, it'll just suck up as much juice as your ports will give - until it's all overcurrent for too long and fails.
You'd honestly be better off gerry-rigging up your own with a decent esky/can cooler and a diy peltier system.
>>54829069
It's not a fan, but a plate that sucks heat away using the peltier effect.
>>54829166
USB ports have fuses on them, most are have resettable OCP, the host will not allow the device to draw enough current to do any harm.
