Sunny Boy in the sun? [RE-wrenches]

[sunwise]

If I remember correctly, a black surface is not only better at receiving
radiant heat energy (in the sun), it is also better at dissipating heat
via radiant heat loss/exchange.  I would assume this is why we tend to
see flat black heatsinks.

Kurt Nelson
SOLutions

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Fisher [mailto:jfisher at nahbrc.org] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 8:12 AM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: RE: Sunny Boy in the sun? [RE-wrenches]

A question I've often had when facing this problem is whether or not 
black is really the best color for the exposed heatsinks. Wouldn't a 
silver or clear coating lesser the effects of direct sunlight on the 
performance or is black simply the best at dissapating the heat?

Jason Fisher
Aurora Energy

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