The best thermoelectric refrigerator containers for the motorist

The Camry brand's assortment includes mainly inexpensive household appliances. The company’s portfolio also includes interesting offers for motorists. In particular, the travel refrigerator CR 8065.

The model is made in the form of a plastic box with a convenient hinged lid. The refrigerator chamber has a volume of 24 liters and has good thermal insulation. It maintains a constant temperature with a difference of up to 20 ° C relative to the outside temperature. The car refrigerator is supposed to be used to cool drinks and food or to keep warm food warm. In heating mode, the temperature inside the box is maintained at about 60 – 65 °C.

Camry CR 8065 belongs to the segment of thermoelectric car refrigerators, the operating principle of which is based on the Peltier effect. By passing current through special semiconductor wafers, one side heats up and the other cools. By changing the polarity of the electric current, the operating modes of the device are switched to cooling or heating.

The refrigerator is powered by life-giving energy from the 12 V car cigarette lighter socket, and during stops along the way it can be connected to power from a standard household outlet with a voltage of 230 V. A removable partition for sorting products inside the working chamber makes the model easier to handle. Having dimensions of 45x30x44 cm, the car refrigerator weighs about 4.2 kg.

The compact and lightweight auto-refrigerated container NEO 63-152 is positioned as a universal “2-in-1” solution. The fact is that the model can operate both for cooling and heating.

The “inside” of a 26-liter container holds sufficient provisions for a company of 3–4 people. There is also enough space in the refrigerator for 5 - 6 one and a half liter bottles of drinking water. Directly in the car, the device is supposed to be powered from the cigarette lighter socket with a voltage of 12 V, and outside the vehicle, the refrigerator can be powered from a standard household power supply of 230 V.

The model relies on Peltier thermoelectric elements to operate. When current is passed through them, the outer side of the plates heats up and the inner side cools, thereby maintaining a low temperature. If you change the direction of the current, the inner sides of the plates will heat up and the heat maintenance mode will turn on. You can control the temperature inside the container according to the data on a small info display, which is built into the top cover of the device.

The connection panel of the car refrigerator contains DC connectors for power from the cigarette lighter socket, AC connectors for power from household electrical outlets, and a USB port for easy charging of mobile gadgets. The USB connector will serve as a lifesaver when the car cigarette lighter socket is busy and will help keep your mobile devices charged on the road.

The practical Sencor SCM 3224BL model is suitable for use on road trips at any time of the year. The portable refrigerator operates in two main modes - cooling and maintaining heat.

The device is a capacious plastic box with an internal usable volume of 24 liters. With the lid closed, the container can easily hold 6 plastic drink bottles of 1.5 liters each or 5 bottles of 2 liters each. As for food, the refrigerator compartment will fit enough provisions for a company of 3-4 people. A removable partition allows you to separate incompatible products from each other.

Models are capable of cooling the contents to a temperature that is 16–18 °C below the ambient temperature. A green light near the “HOT/COLD” mode switching slider serves as an indicator of the device’s cooling operation. Heating is indicated here by a red light. Also, Sencor SCM 3224BL can boast of an economical ECO operating mode from a 230 V network - when activated, after reaching 12 ° C, the cooling is automatically turned off. In a car, the refrigerator is powered from the cigarette lighter socket.

In the container, a system for protecting the car battery from discharge was used, which was put on guard to prevent unpleasant situations associated with a deep discharge of the battery. Other factors worth paying close attention to are 3 practical pockets on the front and sides of the refrigerator body, a large handle for easy carrying of the device and a double protection system for closing the lid to prevent food spoilage. The only disadvantage of the model compared to its peers is its heavy weight (about 8 kg).

The Pinnacle Power compact car refrigerator with Indian roots in the family tree provides unlimited cold or warm maintenance. The main condition for this is to connect the device to the car’s on-board 12 V power supply or a standard 230 V power supply.

The refrigerator is housed in a shockproof plastic case of an unusual turquoise color. The walls of the housing are filled with thermal insulation material - polyurethane foam. Semiconductor wafers operating on the principle of the Peltier effect were built into the front wall of the unit. A current passed through them in one direction causes the inner plate to cool; when electron flows change, it heats up. This ensures that the device operates in cooling and heating modes.

Before traveling by car, it is recommended to pre-cool food and drinks in a household refrigerator. Another option involves cooling the car refrigerator chamber using cold accumulators. It is important to remember that the device does not cool food, but keeps it cold at a constant temperature (approximately 15 ° C below the outside temperature). In heating mode, the temperature inside the box can be maintained at a level of up to 50 °C.

As for the capacity of the car refrigerator, it can easily accommodate 4 two-liter plastic drink bottles. The total useful working chamber of the device is 30 liters. For ease of access to the contents, the lid of the model is completely removable. Finally, I would like to highlight the increased operating power of the device when connecting power from a household outlet - the cooling capacity and heat generation in this power supply option is almost doubled than when the car refrigerator is powered from the cigarette lighter socket.

The Thermo CBP-22 isothermal box is not a cheap pleasure. However, the model earns back every penny paid 100%.

First of all, it is important to indicate the high efficiency of the auto-refrigerated container. In cooling mode, it is capable of providing a temperature difference inside the working chamber relative to the environment by as much as 25 °C. And when maintaining heat, the temperature in the “inside” can reach +65 °C. The backlit info display on the front panel of the case adds convenience to handling the refrigerator.

The volume of the interior of the car refrigerator is 22 liters. And unlike the vast majority of “classmates”, the fan here was built not into the lid, but directly into the body of the unit to maintain the temperature evenly. Ventilation holes for drawing in air are located in the front of the case and partly on the sides (on the front edge).

Thermo CBP-22 is omnivorous to various power supply voltage options - the device is powered from the on-board networks of cars and trucks (12/24 V), as well as from household electrical networks 230 V. The box was assembled in a plastic case with dimensions of 35x28x52 cm and a weight of about 5 kg. To make it convenient to carry on the shoulder, the car refrigerator includes a special strap. For long car trips, outdoor recreation and visits to the countryside, the model will come in handy.