« on: February 08, 2006, 05:10:45 PM »
converting energy from one form to another is at best 85% efficient
that's not quite true. dont want to get into willy measuring, but I've seen electric motors that have been quoted as 95% efficient at converting electrical energy into useful "work done" (ie: useful mechanincal energy).

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