#peltier element

[greenhades]

Cosplay idea for a friend:

Engineer/Dell Conagher from Team Fortress 2. The cosplay would include a FUNCTIONAL Cold Case for carrying drinks around. Main problem with that is the power source, since we’d use Peltier elements which require an input of 12V. The ConTracker could be a glorified Raspberry Pi “Tablet”.

[trashpandaqc]

crucial r&d on whether heatsink technology can be adapted for cats. it's not a failure, it's a learning process.

[wecappmeh-blog]

Warme Füße - Stirling Motor angetrieben mit einem Peltier Element

Betreiben eine Stirling Motors durch Heizung mit einem Peltier Element - Operate a Stirling engine by heating it with a Peltier element

[owenversteeg]

Peltier Element Identification

Last year, I created a diagram to help identify Peltier element IDs. However, I realized that I should probably cite my sources as per WP:Verifiability.

The diagram is at http://i.imgur.com/v6SsR6p.png and also below:

Fairly simple stuff, right? Sure. Of course, I can cite PCBHeaven

http://pcbheaven.com/wikipages/The_Peltier_Thermo-Element/

and be done, but I want to provide a more substantial claim:  I'll prove each of the four below, by comparing to a standard size Peltier element:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10Pcs-TEC1-12706-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Heat-Sink-Cooling-Peltier-12V-5-8A-LS4G-/130950256187?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7d3e563b

1) Size: This one's a small (starts as TES) vs. the above is a standard size (starts as TEC) http://www.ebay.com/itm/TES1-3104-3-8V-12-5W-Peltier-Cooler-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Cooling-Module-Hi-Q-/200772834374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebefe5446

2) Stages: This one's a rare two-stage (starts as TE_2) vs. the example at the top is a one stage (starts as TE_1) http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1-PCS-40mm-TEC2-25408-Double-TEC-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Peltier-15V-8A-/161034494584?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257e676278

3) Number of couples: This one's a really uncommon 31-couple Peltier element, as compared to the standard one at the top of the page (a 127-couple) It's also the same as the one from example one (as Peltier elements with a small number of couples are, of course, smaller) http://www.ebay.com/itm/TES1-3104-3-8V-12-5W-Peltier-Cooler-Thermoelectric-Cooler-Cooling-Module-Hi-Q-/200772834374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ebefe5446

4) Current rating: This one's a fairly uncommon Peltier element that is rated at 26 amps as compared to the generic one on top of the page, rated at six amps. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Awesome-400W-Thermoelectric-Peltier-Cooler-12-VDC-TEC-/310158610445?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4836e4d00d

I've got no connections to the sellers linked here. I also realize that these sellers will probably stop peddling their Peltier elements in a few weeks, months or years' time, so I've created screenshots of said pages.

http://imgur.com/a/jbiCQ