Peltier not working

Doraemon · 11-10-2001, 07:30 PM

Hi,

I bought a peltier(118W), I use a 300W that can output 12V @ 12A max to power it, but it doesn't get cool or hot. Is there other ways to check if the peltier works or not?

Thanks.

[ 11-10-2001: Message edited by: Doraemon ]

Butcher · 11-10-2001, 07:36 PM

you mean if you just plug the pelt in on its own it does nothing? It's toast.

Doraemon · 11-10-2001, 09:25 PM

Toast? but it does not look or smell like it's burned, and I didn't test it for more than a sec because I was afraid I might fry it.

Butcher · 11-11-2001, 12:45 AM

Toast in the non-fuctional piece of hardware sense not the literal sense. If you connect it with the plates between your fingers you should feel one get warm and one cold within a few seconds, after that switch it off, if that doesn't happen it's a faulty TEC.

11-10-2001, 07:30 PM	#1
Doraemon Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6	Peltier not working Hi, I bought a peltier(118W), I use a 300W that can output 12V @ 12A max to power it, but it doesn't get cool or hot. Is there other ways to check if the peltier works or not? Thanks. [ 11-10-2001: Message edited by: Doraemon ]

11-10-2001, 07:36 PM	#2
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	you mean if you just plug the pelt in on its own it does nothing? It's toast. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

11-11-2001, 12:45 AM	#4
Butcher Thermophile Join Date: May 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,064	Toast in the non-fuctional piece of hardware sense not the literal sense. If you connect it with the plates between your fingers you should feel one get warm and one cold within a few seconds, after that switch it off, if that doesn't happen it's a faulty TEC. __________________ Once upon a time, in a land far far away...

11-10-2001, 09:25 PM	#3
Doraemon Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6	Toast? but it does not look or smell like it's burned, and I didn't test it for more than a sec because I was afraid I might fry it.

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