TEC1-12706 12V 65W Thermoelectric Cooler Module

Detail about Thermoelectric Cooler Module

Acting as a solid-state heat pump, thermoelectric modules produce a heating, cooling or stabilization effect by running electrical energy through the device and transferring heat from one side of the device to another against the temperature gradient. Thermoelectric coolers (TEC or Peltier) create a temperature differential on each side. One side gets hot and the other side gets cool. Therefore, they can be used to either warm something up or cool something down, depending on which side you use. You can also take advantage of a temperature differential to generate electricity. The thermal tape listed below works very well to attach heat sinks to the hot side. This Peltier works very well as long as you remove the heat from the hot side. After turning on the device, the hot side will heat quickly, the cold side will cool quickly. If you do not remove the heat from the hot side (with a heat sink or other device), the Peltier will quickly reach stasis and do nothing. We recommend using an old computer CPU heat sink or other block of metal to pull heat from the hot side. We were able to use a computer power supply and CPU heat sink to make the cold side so uncomfortable we could not hold our finger to it.

Specifications

• Hot Side Temperature (`C): 25`C (Min) ~ 50`C (Max)
• Qmax (Watts): 50(Min) ~ 57(Max)
• Imax (Amps): 6.4 ~ 6.4A
• Vmax: 14.4 ~ 16.4
• Module Resistance (Ohms): 1.98 ~ 230 Max.
• Operating Temperature: 138’C
• Do not exceed Imax or Vmax when operating module.
• Life expectancy: 200,000 hours
• Please consult HB for moisture protection options (selling).
• Failure rate based on long time testings: 0.2%.