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Old 06-19-2011, 11:40 PM
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Default Re: Summertime and Roasting in the Cockpit Heat. What's the solution?

Hey Trackrat!

Hard to tell from the lame description of the electronic system you link to, but I would have to assume that it's some sort of Peltier device. Here is a link to a Wiki description of the device:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect

When I worked in the bio-tech instrumentation field as an ME, I designed a machine that used a Peltier cooler. What I found was that I had to provide way more ducting of the hot side than I had anticipated. The process of creating cool meant that you had to dissipate a LOT of heat. I imagine that you'd have to run a duct from the device out to the outside.

Besides, that thing is way too damn expensive!
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