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Old 08-07-2009, 03:18 PM   #62 (permalink)
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So what about adding sheet metal fins to the hot side? To help cool it better?
That would definitely work, but that's essentially what the condenser is, a set of tubes with aluminum fins stuck to them to increase surface area a hundredfold.
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