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Ev Archive for June 2000
1551 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:48:52 2001

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Re: Heater/cooler



Paul G wrote:
> Yes, but someone mentioned the idea of using them for *heat*.
> In that use MIGHT they prove MORE efficient than resistive heating
> (generally ceramic heaters in EVs)?

Now, that's a good point. Peltier coolers *would* be more efficient at
producing heat than a resistive heater. Expensive, though. Maybe if you
had something small that you needed to cool anyway?
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