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As with seemingly everything else, most of my suppliers have raised their prices. In order to minimize having to raise mine, for the last two months, I have been ordering large quantities of things like blowers, heat exchangers, motor controllers, and cases. 

On another note, unfortunately, I am going to start requiring signatures for UPS deliveries on high-dollar items because of the increasing number of porch thefts.

Also, in response to a few customer complaints I’ve received concerning PayPal checkout, I have switched my online credit card processing to Stripe – a more secure and better payment experience for everyone.

As many of you are aware, I am an old guy with a bad back. My ability to stand for hours building completed units is diminishing so I will not be doing many this year – sorry.

 

 

I wanted to share the excellent handiwork of my friend and neighbor, Yasutaka (Taka) who owns and pilots a Cessna 182.

Summers in Phoenix are torturous for pilots, and Taka wanted something that would provide short-term cooling for ground/taxi to altitude.

Starting with the Blowbox blower/heat exchangers engine, he engineered and fabricated a lightweight console that would fit between the seats of his plane and provide cold air streams via eyeball vents for front as well as rear passengers. This console also incorporates drink holders as well as Blowbox on/off switch, stepless blower speed controller, and digital temperature and voltage readouts. Taka also built a custom lightweight remote ice chest that sits in the rear baggage area.

A description of this build with parts links is here