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Old 04-15-2009, 01:05 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DaveBirkenstock View Post
Rain shouldn't be a big problem, but ice could clog the whole works. Heated parts should fix that and the heaters could be controlled so they are off when not needed to minimize their power costs.
If it's being used on a car, you could always pipe a radiator coolant loop through it, and use the "free" heat that you want to get rid of anyway. Though if it's icy out, you might not want to be driving fast enough for drag to become an issue :-)
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