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Topic: thermoelectric + Heatsink + fan ? (Read 1012 times)

sr. member
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January 15, 2015, 03:28:12 PM
#4
how much cooler would the air be if a hook up a thermoelectric to a heatsink and a fan ?

Like this:   thermoelectric = 0    Heat Sink = E  Fan = S

0--E--S   

would the air be any cooler or would it be a total waste ?

It can be done but you have to have a heatsink and fan on the HOT side too.

Thermoelectric use a LOT of power.

A small window air conditioner is prolly way more efficient.
Both have a hot side and a cool side.


YMMV
Smiley
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January 09, 2015, 11:34:10 AM
#3
how much cooler would the air be if a hook up a thermoelectric to a heatsink and a fan ?

Like this:   thermoelectric = 0    Heat Sink = E  Fan = S

0--E--S   

would the air be any cooler or would it be a total waste ?
A heat sink would be enough in itself, if its a large surface area .But the combination would definitely be perfect for the heat removal.
legendary
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January 03, 2015, 09:25:12 AM
#2
everything that use fan to cool something, it is subject to the ambient temp you can't go lower, you could try maybe you can gain some degree
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January 02, 2015, 10:51:23 PM
#1
how much cooler would the air be if a hook up a thermoelectric to a heatsink and a fan ?

Like this:   thermoelectric = 0    Heat Sink = E  Fan = S

0--E--S   

would the air be any cooler or would it be a total waste ?
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