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Subject: Re: DO AIR CONDITIONER USES GAS?


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Kevin Brad
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Date Posted: 11:22:53 06/07/05 Tue
In reply to: Robert Hansell 's message, "Re: DO AIR CONDITIONER USES GAS?" on 17:14:28 08/15/03 Fri

>>Yes. In a car, the compressor requires about 3/4
>horsepower, and the electric blower requires from 5 to
>20 amperes at 12 volts, which equals from 60 to 240
>watts, which in turn uses 0.1 to 0.4 hp. The
>alternator is probably 80 percent efficient, so bump
>those numbers up a little. The gasoline engine is 11
>percent efficient, so bump all those numbers up quite
>a bit.
>
>Once I was in a bus going up a grade with a full load
>of passengers traveling on a hot day in the sun. The
>driver wanted to pass but his diesel was just making
>it and couldn't pass a truck. He turned the air
>conditioner off for a minute, and the bus shot around
>the truck, but the whole bus went from 70 degrees to
>about 90 degrees in one minute. As soon as he reached
>to top of the hill, he switched the air conditioner
>back on and and we coasted along again very coolly.
>>>WHEN I USE MY AIR CONDITIONER DO IT WAIST GAS? just
>>>wondering that is all. thanks for
>>>any replies
of course dude if u use the a/c your waisting your gas, stupid and guess what I fuck you mom.

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