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Re: Calling All Cars ....

Subject: Re: Calling All Cars ....
From: Fred Fillinger <fillinger@ameritech.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 13:06:11
Rob Housman wrote:
> 
> Surely you have read the manual's admonitions regarding color (or colour
> if you prefer).
> ....

No disagreement that this is very important, but the chart provided by
Europa is approximate and likely for pure colors.  The original poster
was contemplating "pale yellow," and I tested (using an infrared,
digital sensor) white verses yellows, and found (on a 65F day, bright
sun, a 2F deg. difference for pastel yellow, 3 for bright yellow. 
Surprisingly, metallics must affect heat absorption, as a light tan
metallic, for example, gets much hotter.

Regards,
Fred F ., A063


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