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- From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
- Subject: Re: Electric car question.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.015335.23405@adobe.com>
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:53:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov23.210716.407@michael.apple.com> ems@michael.apple.com (E. Michael Smith) writes:
- >>>How large would a properly packaged 10 kW SNAP generator be?
- >
- >(And maybe add a better vent to the garage roof to reduce the heat
- >build-up in the garage...)
-
- If you assume 10% efficiency (I suspect thermoelectric is very
- low efficiency or it would be used in power plants) and 10 KW
- out, you're talking about 90 KW of extra heat in your garage.
- I suppose it could be dealt with but it sounds very dangerous
- if the cooling system failed.
-
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- Will Intel be the only X86 chip maker without a 586?
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