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8-Ball · 05-21-2004, 05:35 AM

Out of curiosity,

what do folks use to clamp the coldplate to the base of their blocks. On the one hand, we need to provide up to 300Psi over the TEC which would imply steel hardware, but on the other hand, we want to minimise the conduction of heat from the hot side to the cold side, something steel hardware would do quite nicely.

Can nylon bolts provide sufficient clamping pressure for a TEC, or would they lose their threads.

8-ball

05-21-2004, 05:35 AM	#15
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	Out of curiosity, what do folks use to clamp the coldplate to the base of their blocks. On the one hand, we need to provide up to 300Psi over the TEC which would imply steel hardware, but on the other hand, we want to minimise the conduction of heat from the hot side to the cold side, something steel hardware would do quite nicely. Can nylon bolts provide sufficient clamping pressure for a TEC, or would they lose their threads. 8-ball __________________ For those who believe that water needs to travel slowly through the radiator for optimum performance, read the following thread. READ ALL OF THIS!!!!