The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 11 months agoI hope this ship holds together!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1837
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minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·11 months agoI worked on solar racing cars as a student. The main race crosses outback Australia. One of the questions we often got: Does it have A/C? No, no it doesn’t. A/C uses about as much power as all of the solar cells on the car deliver. We can either move, or power an A/C-unit.
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·11 months agoIsn’t the outback pretty hot? Think I would channel that power to the A/C and the radio and just include legholes.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoThat sounds like a hell of an awesome project
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoWe run the A/C until the car is cool, then we move. The rest of the crew is with me on this.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoSo what do you do? Ice vest?
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoSometimes, but they only work for so long. Mostly just bring plenty water and power through. Every stint is about 4 hours of driving, and then drivers change.
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoHope you don’t need a fire suit!
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWhat about an evaporative cooler?
minus-squareHagdos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoEither too heavy (these vehicles are below 200kg) or it doesnt work long enough. Or you’re now hot and humid, which is worse than hot and dry
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWow 200kg is super light. No room for water weight in one of those, makes sense!
I worked on solar racing cars as a student. The main race crosses outback Australia. One of the questions we often got: Does it have A/C?
No, no it doesn’t. A/C uses about as much power as all of the solar cells on the car deliver. We can either move, or power an A/C-unit.
Isn’t the outback pretty hot? Think I would channel that power to the A/C and the radio and just include legholes.
Yabba dabba dooo!
That sounds like a hell of an awesome project
It is!
We run the A/C until the car is cool, then we move. The rest of the crew is with me on this.
So what do you do? Ice vest?
Sometimes, but they only work for so long. Mostly just bring plenty water and power through. Every stint is about 4 hours of driving, and then drivers change.
Hope you don’t need a fire suit!
What about an evaporative cooler?
Either too heavy (these vehicles are below 200kg) or it doesnt work long enough. Or you’re now hot and humid, which is worse than hot and dry
Wow 200kg is super light. No room for water weight in one of those, makes sense!