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And, fwiw, that's exactly what SpaceX did to make Dishy tolerant of low temperatures (and to help it clear snow/ice from the dish). There's just no equivalent s
by duskwuff 5y ago
And, fwiw, that's exactly what SpaceX did to make Dishy tolerant of low temperatures (and to help it clear snow/ice from the dish). There's just no equivalent solution for high temperatures.
- zamadatix 5y agoI used to think it was just a matter of product cost to do active cooling... really the problem isn't the temperature it's the dew point! Which I guess could probably be solved with enough hardware, planning, and cost as well... but a ridiculous amount compared to adding an electric heater for the opposite problem. Come to think of it does anyone know of a consumer device that utilized active cooling (as in would get colder than ambient not just fans or whatnot)?
- meimo 5y agoa fridge
- zamadatix 5y agoI mean electronic device, things in a fridge/freezer generally don't mind condensation or deposition.
- oceanswave 5y agoA pump, a home depot bucket in shade, some duct tape and tubing would probably be sufficient.
- ficklepickle 5y agoThermoelectric coolers can cool below ambient. You can get them for CPUs, I saw one on a Linus YouTube video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_cooling
- duskwuff 5y agoSort of. Thermoelectric coolers transfer heat from a "cold side" to a "hot side", and generate a lot of additional heat in the process. They can be part of a cooling solution, but you still need active cooling (like a heat sink and fan) for the hot side -- they don't just "generate cold" in the kind of way that a resistive heater can generate heat.