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Date:         Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:25:00 -0400 
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From:         "david (d.) o'heare" <oheare@bnr.ca>
Subject:      Re:Diesels, Defrosters, and Glacier Dwellers 

Somebody once wrote:


>>Suprisingly, A/C also helps to defrost windshields quicker in the 
>>wintertime.  Set it to pull air from inside the car instead of from 
>>outside and your all set!	


Well, actually, no.  Set it to pull air from outside.  As it goes over 
the coils, they remove the moisture from the air.  You are then blowing
dry air over the windshield.  The moisture evaporates (if liquid) or
sublimates (if frozen) much faster.


If you draw air from inside the car, it's partly humidified by the moisture 
from the breath of the occupants, as well as from the moisture on the 
windshield.


Dave O'Heare
oheare@bnr.ca
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