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If a machine is never 100% efficient transforming energy into work because part of the energy is converted into heat, does it mean an electric heater is 100% efficient? @showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 4 months ago

That is also completely true, but meaningless because heat generation is not the purpose of these devices. However, if you use them in a building heated by a thermostat-controlled electric heater, you’re effectivhly running them for free.

[-] Xatix@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I‘m was using two old servers with folding@home running as space heaters in the winter. I got them for dirt cheap and thought if I convert electricity into heat, I might as well do something good with it. Also nice opportunity to run a minecraft server for the kids during that time.

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago

You double-posted this comment, FYI

[-] Techranger@infosec.pub 8 points 4 months ago

One for each server.

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