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koslov · 04-26-2003, 06:43 AM

The heatsink is skived, you can tell when the base of the fins are bent.

Thanks Les. I plan on running the pelt at 20v perhaps. I could run them at Vmax, but Kryotherm turned up higher temps.

Hmm, come to think of it, I could run two in series, consuming only 144W at 20V, and still get a very nice temp of around 5°C. Well, I certainly have enough surface area to work with. Hell, I could *almost* fit four on there! And power supplies aren't a problem, I have one 24V 600W PSU, one 24V 240W PSU, and one 14V 320W'er. Not that I plan on using every one!

If I used more than one pelt, I would have to be concerned about the heatspreading in the coldplate. Would a hotspot form in the junction between the two TECs (ie directly above the CPU, the last place you want a hotspot)? Do you have any clues?

04-26-2003, 06:43 AM	#16
koslov Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Posts: 264	The heatsink is skived, you can tell when the base of the fins are bent. Thanks Les. I plan on running the pelt at 20v perhaps. I could run them at Vmax, but Kryotherm turned up higher temps. Hmm, come to think of it, I could run two in series, consuming only 144W at 20V, and still get a very nice temp of around 5°C. Well, I certainly have enough surface area to work with. Hell, I could almost fit four on there! And power supplies aren't a problem, I have one 24V 600W PSU, one 24V 240W PSU, and one 14V 320W'er. Not that I plan on using every one! If I used more than one pelt, I would have to be concerned about the heatspreading in the coldplate. Would a hotspot form in the junction between the two TECs (ie directly above the CPU, the last place you want a hotspot)? Do you have any clues?