Upgraded to a new Wine Coolerdor

[Wasch_24]

Some of you may recall that a few months ago, I bought a "mini" wine cooler (12-bottle) and converted it to a coolerdor. Here's the original thread:
http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=9862

I said in that thread, "it's got enough room to store about 10 boxes of cigars, which is plenty for me." Boy was I wrong! I outgrew that sucker in 3 months. :grin:

So here's my new one, a 28 bottle VINOTEMP Thermoelectric unit:

Oh, and here's a side-by-side comparison of the old unit next to the new one:

It's got 15 boxes in there now (most only half full) with room for several more. It also has a built-in adjustable temp gauge that turns the unit on and off, so theoritically I don't need my external beer/honey temp switch...but in practice, the built-in gauge isn't accurate enough, usually off by 5 to 10 degrees. So I'm going to continue using my existing external temp switch.

Just had to share, 'cause I'm pretty excited about the extra storage capacity! :blob:

Very cool Duane!


Congrats!

 

[jrohrer]

congrats on the cooler duane!

I got a 12 bottle for christmas...maybe I should post a pic ro two!

 

[David]

Looks good!

 

[CWS]

Very nice. Got the second one on order?

 

[Electric Sheep]

Are you suggesting that I'm going to outgrow this one as quickly? :grin:



(it's certainly possible)

 

[acaffey]

Very cool Duane. I was thinking about a wine cooler conversion but most of them look kind of cheap - that one looks really nice. Maybe I'll go by Target today...

 

[jwintosh]

nice!!

 

[tedski]

Are you suggesting that I'm going to outgrow this one as quickly? :grin:

:yes:

I think the rule of thumb for humidors is that the replacement should be at least 4 times the capacity of the original.

 

[caudio51]

Looks awesome!! Thanks for the pics

 

[tobby4]

Nice.. I need to do something like that... Something a little more controlled than what i have right now...

 

[Electric Sheep]

:yes:

I think the rule of thumb for humidors is that the replacement should be at least 4 times the capacity of the original.

Welp, guess I'm screwed! okemyeye

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Nice set up...thanks for the pic's!

 

[MithShrike]

Very nice...

Being the geek I am though, what kind of speakers are those?

 

[Electric Sheep]

They are KRK ROCKIT 5 powered studio monitors, running off 1/4", fed by a PRESONUS FIREBOX FireWire Audio interface.

http://www.krksys.com/v3/rokit_rp5.asp
http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html

It's my audio monitoring system for Final Cut Pro editing system. :yes:

 

[williegstyles]

Very Nice....Living in central texas I need something with adjustable temps. That setup would be alot cheaper than getting rid of my avallo and buying a cooled one.

 

[BradMc]

Very Nice............

 

[acaffey]

They are KRK ROCKIT 5 powered studio monitors, running off 1/4", fed by a PRESONUS FIREBOX FireWire Audio interface.

http://www.krksys.com/v3/rokit_rp5.asp
http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html

It's my audio monitoring system for Final Cut Pro editing system. :yes:

Hey Sheep - how's that Firebox treating you? I've had a Firepod for a while and love it.

 

[jmatkins]

Very nice setup. I might look into doing something like that in the near future.

 

[tobby4]

those are nice.. i was wondering the same thing but forgot to ask about it

 

[Electric Sheep]

Hey Sheep - how's that Firebox treating you? I've had a Firepod for a while and love it.

The Firebox is great...as far as I know, it's like a mini Firepod.

I have no need for all the inputs, since I only use mics (no instruments) since I use it for video production, not music.

The only thing I wish it had was an on/off switch. It's just on 24/7 unless I UNPLUG it. In a studio, that likely wouldn't be an issue, but it certainly is at my home!