ok i have gained a pelt from ripping apart a mini fridge, i undersatand about putting it into a molex and tapping the red wire onto the yellow wire from a molex , but will this TEC be able to handle it? i wont be using it for cooling a cpu i just want to see if it will work , here are some pics [img=http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4155/petespicsdigicam1620ao.jpg] ps there is no thermal compound on the tec it has got a heat sink tho , i was thinking of using a thermal pad? what do you guys reckon, obv i'll have to use a different psu which i have spare 400w, ill link up the 2 correct pins to trick the PSU what you reckon?
You can connect it up as you mentioned. Should be 12v, from a quick google. Found a site listing similar model numbers to that, and following that chart it *might* be a 172w tec, running between 12 and 24v. Run it on a dedi PSU, and make sure you cool the hot side. Actually, looking at the size of that sink, would suggest ~60w max maybe even less....
ah wow thanks for quick informative replys i googled that number and found that its a 37w TEC http://www.web-tronics.com/37wapemot.html also one of ther corners is cracked etc is it safe to test it? thanks ok so i no how to get the psu on, link up 13 and 14 or something, ok what compound can i use for the TEC, i have some artic silver epoxy, so it will stick on there forever, im gussing the hot side id the side without the writing and whats a dedi psu?
Some psus dont like being on with no load and they immediately shut back off, but it should be ok. That is green wire to black wire, right?
Yea, doesnt matter what it is, as long as it loads 12 and 5v. A high power fan might do the job too, or possibly an old hard drive
