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Originally Posted by MN Renovator
The color doesn't matter. Color affects how something absorbs light, not how it radiates or convects heat. Unless the radiator in a path to receive sunlight, the radiator will have the same output and the pattern of output will be the same.
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Sorry; I'm a bit late to this party. The above statement disagrees with every scientific source I've checked. One source:
Thermal radiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The concept of more efficient emission from a 'black' surface is supported even by the instructions for using non-contact thermometers, which say that more accurate readings can be obtained by painting the target black.
Can you back up your statement with scientific sources?
Charlie