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Talking Re: Cold Electricity?

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Originally Posted by Chris Fultz
I read the linked articles - looks pretty cool.

But now the most important question - is there a practical application for one of these devices on a FIRST robot?
A really hardcore motor tempurature regulator. You buy a few peliters fairly cheap (my friend has a bunch laying around for overclocking purposes) and make some sort of motor enclosure that allows for maximum peltier to motor contact and then it's just a matter of a few big fans and, hey, next thing you know you've got the coolest (no pun intended) drive train out there. You'd want a temp sensor to insure you aren't over-cooling the motors though...
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