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Butcher · 09-20-2001, 04:52 AM

Actually your TEC calc is wrong, a 72W tec can move 72W, actual dissipation is V * A which normally comes out at about 90 or 100W, the extra energy goes in heat dissipated in the semiconductors as they aren't 100% efficient.

09-20-2001, 04:52 AM	#39
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Actually your TEC calc is wrong, a 72W tec can move 72W, actual dissipation is V * A which normally comes out at about 90 or 100W, the extra energy goes in heat dissipated in the semiconductors as they aren't 100% efficient. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...