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Cyrix Hotplate Howto

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

fimbulvetr writes "Looking to put those old processors to work? Tired of catching flack for having hardware, but no use for it? Worry no more! Doc from rabidhardware.com shows us how to employ 7 Cyrix processors to build a spectacular cooking device. Cooking instructions not included. Void where prohibited."

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  1. 7 Cyrixes, 20+ Watts each by MBCook · · Score: 3, Interesting
    OK, 7 processors * 20 Watts each = 140 Watts. Isn't that about the thermal envelope of a P4? Don't the top of the line P4EEs make 165 Watts?

    That said, an interesting use of old CPUs. I wouldn't think that they would be hot enough, but I guess it makes sense. I heard that when the Intel guys finished designing the origional Pentium, someone gave the head designer a hotplate as a gift because the hotplate had the same thermal dissapation (W/cm^2) as the Pentium.

    That said, the hack would have been more impressive if the processors were running Seti@Home at the time. But then it would be hard to get them all right next to eachother like that.

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  2. This reminds me by 2names · · Score: 3, Interesting
    of some hardware we cooked with in the Army circa 1990...

    5 cavity HV Klystron (satellite transmitter)

    TSSP unit (shouldn't have gotten that hot, but did)

    Hang some grub in front of the dish and crank 'er up to 7200 watts

    Manifold of a diesel generator (obviously)

    Ah, those were the days...

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  3. Fire for food by Anonymous+Monkey · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Ok, that is cool. But as I am stuck with an electric stove at home I have a bit of a rant to add.

    Electric coils don't heat evenly, and I always get nasty hot spots when cooking. (Yum, burnt on the left side, raw on the right)

    To get around this nasty problem I use my cast-iron for almost everything I cook. It's big and heavy and disperses the heat better than anything else I own. If you don't have one, a 12" cast iron skillet is one of the best pan investments you can make.

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  4. Re:Cool idea but... by Bert64 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I had a Cyrix MII chip that overheated to the point that it turned the fan (cheap plastic fan with cheap plastic prongs holding it to the heatsink) to a pool of molten plastic at the bottom of the case.

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