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Originally Posted by serialk11r
The car's coolant line won't be hot enough to generate much electricity, especially because thermoelectric generators have horrible efficiency. Where they should go is the exhaust, but generators that can handle exhaust temperatures aren't commercially available to the best of my knowledge.
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From what I've read, an average coolant temp seems to match with the sellers max temp for the TE devices.
Not too sure about the efficiencies of the individual units, but judging by the campfire generator video, one could expect 2 amps @ 15v from 16 units. But what I know about electronics I can write on the head of a nail.
Still it's looking like it may not would be worth it for a $100 price tag (the price of 20 units + shipping)