the present invention is a packaged terminal air conditioner 4 shown in fig1 - 3 . further details of a packaged terminal air conditioner are disclosed in copending u . s . patent applications entitled air conditioner with dual cross flow blowers , ser . no . 478 , 342 , and air intake arrangement for air conditioner with dual cross flow blowers , ser . no . 478 , 416 , filed on even date herewith and assigned to the assignee of the present invention , which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference . within cabinet 6 , the air conditioner unit 8 has four basic elements : housing 10 , indoor cut - off 12 , outdoor cut - off 14 , and divider wall 16 . housing 10 has a top wall 18 , a basepan 20 , and side walls 22 . indoor cut - off 12 partitions the front or indoor compartment 24 into an indoor inlet section 26 and an indoor outlet section 28 . outdoor cut - off 14 partitions the rear or outdoor compartment 30 into an outdoor inlet section 32 and an outdoor outlet section 34 . divider wall 16 separates indoor compartment 24 and outdoor compartment 30 . indoor compartment 24 has a heat exchange coil 36 located within inlet 26 , and has a tangential or cross flow blower 38 located upwardly therefrom between indoor cut - off 12 and divider wall 16 near outlet 28 . filter 40 is placed in front of indoor heat exchanger 36 for filtering the recirculated air . electric heating wires 44 extend within indoor compartment 24 between side walls 22 intermediate indoor heat exchanger 36 and blower 38 ; heating wires 44 provide additional heat when the heat pump alone cannot provide enough heat . blower 38 induces a lower air flow which passes over heat exchanger 36 and heating wires 44 and is then exhausted upwardly through outlet 28 . outdoor compartment 30 also has a heat exchange coil 50 located within inlet 32 , and has tangential or cross flow blower 52 located downwardly between outdoor cut - off 14 and divider wall 16 near outlet 34 . blower 52 induces an upper air flow which passes over heat exchanger 50 and is then downwardly exhausted through outlet 34 . desuperheater coil 58 is located at the bottom 60 of outdoor compartment 30 and is used to evaporate condensate from indoor heat exchanger coil 36 . alternately , outdoor cut - off 14 can be positioned to capture condensate and route the condensate to a pump , draining valve , or other means of condensate disposal . the refrigeration components 62 are positioned within cabinet 6 on one side of air conditioning housing 10 . compressor 64 , accumulator 66 , valve 68 , and refrigerant lines 70 of components 62 operate in a known manner to appropriately heat or cool heat exchanger 36 for conditioning indoor air . electric motor 72 is also located in the same general area of components 62 , and drives both indoor blower 38 and outdoor blower 52 . in accordance with the present invention , motor 72 is connected to axis 74 of driving blower 52 , preferably by a resilient hub ( not shown ). on the opposite side , pulleys 76 and 78 are connected to axes 74 and 80 of driving and driven blowers 52 and 38 , respectively . belt 82 couples pulleys 76 and 78 so that the rotational movement imparted to driving blower 52 is transmitted to driven blower 38 . preferably , driving pulley 76 has a smaller circumference than driven pulley 78 to provide a slower and more comfortable exhaust air flow for the indoor occupants . the rotatable coupling ( pulleys 76 and 78 , belt 82 ) of blowers 38 and 52 is preferably located on the side of housing 10 opposite the refrigeration components 62 . this arrangement allows for easy access to belt 82 and the pulleys 76 and 78 in the case of replacement or repair of those parts . also , belt 82 is exposed to much less heat , moisture , and other by - products from the operation of motor 72 and components 62 . the accessible , isolated position of the rotatable coupling of blowers 38 and 52 reduces the cost and increases the reliability of a package terminal air conditioner . on opposite sides of divider wall 16 , indoor blower 38 is positioned above outdoor blower 52 . axes 74 and 80 define a plane which is substantially vertically oriented . because of the relative orientation of blowers 38 and 52 , the depth of air conditioning unit 8 is minimized , and therefore the depth of the entire package terminal air conditioner 4 is correspondingly minimized . components 62 and motor 72 are electrically coupled to control unit 84 . control unit 84 is located on the same side of air conditioning housing 10 as components 62 and has a control panel 86 facing upwardly under control cover 88 of cabinet 6 . control cover 88 , as well as the other parts of the top surface of indoor panel 90 , has a sloping , curved upper surface which helps to prevent damage from the occupants placing heavy objects upon it . in one embodiment , control panel 86 has a rotary switch 92 for variably selecting the temperature intensity , a fan speed switch 94 for selecting between two different fan speeds , and four mutually exclusive mode setting switches 96 : cooling mode 98 , heating mode 100 , fan only mode 102 , and off 104 . also included within unit 84 , although not shown , is a temperature limiting device which can be set by the owner to prevent the air conditioner from operating outside a predetermined range of temperature settings . in operation , air conditioning unit 8 is activated by mode switches 96 . if fan only switch 102 is switched on , then only motor 72 is activated to rotate blowers 38 and 52 according to a speed determined by fan speed switch 94 . if cooling mode switch 98 is switched on , the compressor 64 begins to operate and valve 68 is positioned to cool indoor heat exchange 36 , and motor 72 is activated to rotate blowers 38 and 52 according to a speed determined by fan speed switch 94 . if the heating mode switch 100 is on , then compressor 64 begins to operate and valve 68 is positioned to heat indoor heat exchanger 36 and motor 72 is activated to rotate blowers 38 and 52 according to a speed determined by fan speed switch 94 . also in the heating mode , heating wires 44 may be actuated to produce additional heat and warm indoor air . in all of the modes except off 104 , blowers 38 and 52 operate to induce air flow through inlets 26 and 32 , the exhaust air through outlets 28 and 34 . the manufacture of packaged terminal air conditioner 4 is efficiently accomplished because of the bifurcated design . the air circulating portion is contained within housing 10 , which can be assembled separately . pulleys 76 and 78 are attached with belt 82 on the respective axes 74 and 80 . refrigeration components 62 , associated motor 72 , and control unit 84 can also be separately assembled on a frame ( not shown ). to complete an individual unit , housing 10 is attached to a frame , motor 72 is connected to axis 74 , and refrigerant lines 70 are coupled to indoor heat exchanger 36 , outdoor heat exchanger 50 , and desuperheater coil 58 . while this invention has been described as having a preferred design , it will be understood that it is capable of further modification . this application is therefore intended to cover any variations , uses , or adaptations of the invention following the general principles thereof and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and fall within the limits of the appended claims .