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JW Smythe (Jwsmythe)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 4:21 am: | |
G'morning,
I'm in LA right now. I noticed on some of the school buses, there was a large unit on the roof, maybe 10' long and as wide as the bus, marked "Carrier", in the carrier A/C font.
Does anyone know anything about these units? Is it like the OEM air conditioner attached to the engine, or more like our RV style roof top A/C's?
My mind is on cooling these days. It was 90 degrees in my house today with the central air running hard all day. I ended up putting two window units and a 10k BTU portable A/C in. Southern California is the wrong place for me right now. My office is cooled down to about 68 degrees now. I'm happier.
I can't work on the bus, because it's still at the shop, and I'm waiting for a few things first. All I can do is keep my eyes open, and keep planning on things.
I noticed similar units on some of the area transit buses, but I never noticed a brand name. I'm guessing that the ones on the school buses were afterthoughts.
Are these large units something that I should even look for, to put on my bus? I was pretty much settled on getting two or three regular RV roof units, but....
I found this on the carrier site:
AC 131 - 12/24V 100/55A
http://www.transportaircon.carrier.com/details/0,2806,CLI1_DIV8_ETI237,00.html
The AC 310 and AC 350 indicate the compressors are driven by the engine.
Are these anything I should even considering trying to find, or a waste of my time? |
Brian Brown (Blue_velvet)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 11:28 am: | |
JW, those units look interesting indeed as a coach heat/AC replacement. A big bus alt. would have no problem keeping up with it.
For park heat/AC, it might be another story. Since it's a DC unit, a charger might not be able to keep up with it and not harm your batts. (55A @ 24v= 1320w) Maybe a big Trace unit could handle it.
Interesting...
bb |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 2:14 pm: | |
JW, the roof mount unit is only one half of the system I believe. You still need a compressor which would be running off the engine. This would be great for running down the road but would leave you without any A/C when you stop and park for the night or the week. Certainly is a clean look though.
Richard |
JW Smythe (Jwsmythe)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - 2:44 pm: | |
Richard,
Ya, that's what I was afraid of. The other two were marked as such. I was just hopeful that the one I linked was different. |
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