I've done a couple projects/contracts with them, still have a few dozen units, power supplies, heat pipes etc.
but I've ditched the idea. Spare T'Bolt or two should exceed my life. -pete On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Pete Lancashire > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Been getting ready to build a box for the t'bolt and instead of it all >> getting hotter to maintain a stable temp >> is the idea of cooling with a Peltier cooler, or a mix of a Peltier > > I've used Peltier cooling. It works very well. You epoxy the Peltier > device to big chunk of aluminum with embed thermistors. The > controller servos the Peltier current to keep the thermistors at a > setpoint. You can get to better then 0.1C that way. > > Problems: (1) This will use a "ton" of electric current. (2) You > will need a huge heat sink on the side of the Peltier not facing the > device to be cooled. So huge that you will likely need for it to be a > water based system with a pump > > Good news is that Melcor sells everything you need, the peltiers, heat > exchangers and so on. And they have all the technical data you need > and tutorials too. Also the exact same Peltier setup will either > heat or cool > > You will need a lot of very good insulation. Specifically to prevent > heat from flowing between the two sides of the peltier. We used > vacuum because it is very effective but it is expensive and complex to > maintain. You would likely find spray in place foam to work and the > stuff is cheap and easy to spary between the hot and cold side heat > sinks > > OK, my point is, yes it will work but it will be far from cheap and easy > > -- > ===== > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
