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Old 06-26-2021, 12:13 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Besides some hybrid cars, most of the electric AC compressors I'm aware of are meant either to commercial trucks (as they enable sleeping without the engine idling) or motorhomes.
I saw 12V AC compressors for truck cabs on eBay. The problem is that they are only rated for about 6500 BTU maximum. I'm sure that's fine for keeping a truck cab cool overnight, but not nearly enough to cool off a heatsoaked interior on a 100 degree day with the sun shining on the car.

I haven't been able to find an official spec, but I would guess that my stock AC system is somewhere around 18K BTUs while cruising down the highway with the blower on max. Someone quoted a service manual for a 6th gen Civic that said the system is 14K BTU, but the 6th gen has a half size condenser and my 7th gen has a full size condenser so I could see that adding some capacity.
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