If you want to run your cooler off of solar, here are a few things to consider BEFORE you get your parts. Don't run without a battery in the loop. Solar panel voltages and charge rates swing wildly with the amount of sun exposure. You can use a very small, light battery, like in a UPS backup/surge s...

AWESOME idea and I've already started acquiring supplies. SOLAR question: Can I directly power a 0.4amp fan AND the HF solar pump using a 15W solar panel that outputs 0.8amp at 20v in full sun? (0.4 amp in evening sun) This is the case fan: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NPEBGU/ref=oh_details...

I think it's funny when you go to amazon and look up the cooler pads, at the bottom where it says "people who bought this also bought..." and it's cpu fans, fountain pumps, and battery operated led and el wire. It's like a burning man shopping cart. Great thread Figjam, I actually read all 73 pages!...