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Old 01-16-2009, 08:55 PM
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Default A/C FOR A RV6,7

THERE IS A GUY IN LA. THAT HAS ONE THAT GOES IN THE BAGGAGE BIN. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 32lb. ELEC. DRIVEN. I WILL TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM AND POST.
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Old 01-16-2009, 09:33 PM
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Default Miata AC?

I've always wondered why no one adapted the AC unit from a Mazda Miata to one of the two seat RV's. The Miata AC compressor is small and light and is designed to cool a space about equal to our cabins.
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Old 01-19-2009, 07:37 AM
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I have a car a/c unit in my RV-10. No it is not a -7 but all the concepts are the same. You can buy the unit from companies like Jeggs. They aren't too difficult to install and they work great. The nice thing about the unit is the size. It should be able to fit nicely up front. I wish I would have put the blower and evaporator coil in the back though which helps neutralize the CG effect of the whole system.
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Old 05-06-2010, 08:57 AM
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http://www.airflow-systems.com/index.html

Air flow systems now has one for the RV 7
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Old 05-06-2010, 10:54 AM
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Thumbs up A/C for 2 seater

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Old 05-06-2010, 11:43 AM
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THERE IS A GUY IN LA. THAT HAS ONE THAT GOES IN THE BAGGAGE BIN. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 32lb. ELEC. DRIVEN. I WILL TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM AND POST.
THANKS FOR HELPING OUT
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Old 05-06-2010, 12:39 PM
Martin Sutter Martin Sutter is offline
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Alex DeDominicis of www.rvtraining.com has an Airflow Systems AC unit in his new RV7 transition trainer. This is a built in system similar to the units made for the RV10 and it also has a cool looking P51 style belly scoop. The system consists of a small engine driven compressor, an evaporator/fan unit behind the baggage wall and a condenser mounted in the belly scoop. You can see the scoop in the pictures of Alex's RV7 on his website.

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Old 05-06-2010, 04:36 PM
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Perhaps you could get some ideas from these guys:

http://www.lilligren.com/Redneck/red...onditioner.htm
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Old 05-07-2010, 10:38 AM
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Here is an interesting link for builders of experimental stuff - http://www.instructables.com/id/Port...eap-and-easy!/
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Old 10-23-2014, 04:08 PM
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Here is a link to a website for camping air conditioners. You might find some good ideas here.
The Tent Air Conditioner
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