On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:48:38 -0500, you wrote: >Jed Rothwell wrote: > >> I wrote: >> >>> Scale. The device should produce at least 100 Watts of heat or 10 Watts of >>> thermoelectric power. >> >> By the way, many fringe inventors have the impression that a device must >> produce thousands of Watts before it is practical. This is incorrect. There >> are many commercial uses for a 10 to 100 Watt device. Even a 10 W heater >> would be useful for some niche applications, such as keeping equipment warm >> in the Arctic. >> >> - Jed >> >> > >and heated clothing?
--- With an average well-fed human needing to dissipate about 100 watts in temperate conditions, in order to stay alive, a 10 watt "hot suit" wouldn't help much, in my view, considering the losses required in order to get, and keep, the hot suit working when it got cold outside. -- John Fields Professional Circuit Designer
