Peltiers are amusing

[CTho9305]

Here are some pics of a 74 watt peltier cooled by an Alpha p7125 with a 120mm fan, loaded by a 486 heatsink.

Or maybe I'm easily amused

 

[Eli]

Indeed, they are.

 

[mpitts]

Mmmm.. Cinnamon Altoids

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: mpitts
Mmmm.. Cinnamon Altoids

nef!

 

[Howard]

Huge pics!

 

[Eli]

You know, if you put a temperature difference between the two sides, it will generate electricity. I've often wondered what kind of cool things you could do with something like that.

Make a generator out of some peltiers using the heat of an engine. Hmm...

 

[CTho9305]

I added smaller ones (800*600, and resampled).

 

[MikeMike]

i smell sumtin fishy!!!

why is their a can of gillete shaving cream in the bg of the 800x600 pic?

I SMELL A FAKE

actually not really, but hey, i dont really understand the point of this post

 

[VBboy]

LOL

Check out some secret pics right here - the boy is still running on a 486!

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: VBboy
LOL

Check out some secret pics right here - the boy is still running on a 486!

I still have a few 486 boards and cpus laying around.

Problem is small HDDs and cases.

 

[CTho9305]

my 486 is sitting in a corner right now... I usually use it as a linux server, but recently I've just been serving everything from my XP box

edit: the shaving cream is there because the shelf in the bathroom in the dorms here is too is too small.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: mpitts
Mmmm.. Cinnamon Altoids

Mmmm...Hydrocortisone cream...

 

[CTho9305]

I added some more, this time 2 74-watt pelts, running straight for about 2 days. The new ones are the DSCN* pics.

 

[notfred]

yeah, my freezer does the same thing, only it's big enoguh that I can keep food in it, which is nice.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Eli
Indeed, they are.

my friend has 2 on his dual celeron rig... very cool.

 

[wfbberzerker]

/head explodes

 

[Demon-Xanth]

/me looks at a pair of 72W peltiers between Alpha P126 HSFs in the lab and ponders

 

[Evadman]

wow, you get almost as bored as me

 

[tcsenter]

Whatever happened to the 'Peltier' Craze from two years ago? Everyone get tired of condensation zapping their boards and processors out?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Simple: peltiers alone weren't enough. They're still used but require water cooling.

 

[CTho9305]

Well, a P7125 seems to be cooling stuff fine... even when I load the cold side with another big heatsink with a fan on it, there is usually condensation. Right now I'm working on a project to set up a peltier controller that keeps the CPU above the dew point to prevent condensation. Less extreme overclock? Sure. Safer? Much.

 

[toant103]

where's the cpu?

 

[ElFenix]

now THATS active cooling