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MetroMPG · 03-05-2008, 05:57 PM

Well, I had a 12v DC version of one of those. It died, and one half of the Peltier unit is living its second life as the heatsink for the motor controller in the ForkenSwift.

But one thing I was thinking... Mount it in a wall or window in the winter and run it "backwards" to generate electricity.

(Of course that assumes you get winter.)

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