Hello all, I've been trying to test my Peltier moodule (tec1-12706) with 2 1.3V batteries (2.6 in total) connected in parallel.


|++| ------|Peltier +|
|- -|-------|Module -|


The batteries are full and show 2.6 volts.
But when I measure the voltage drop on the Peltier it shows only 1.6V.

Am I missing something?

 

Probably because you are trying to draw more current from the batteries than they are happy with.
What are the batteries?
What type peltier module?

 

Hello all, I've been trying to test my Peltier moodule (tec1-12706) with 2 1.3V batteries (2.6 in total) connected in parallel.


|++| ------|Peltier +|
|- -|-------|Module -|


The batteries are full and show 2.6 volts.
But when I measure the voltage drop on the Peltier it shows only 1.6V.

Am I missing something?

What @AlbertHall said and see datasheet https://peltiermodules.com/peltier.datasheet/TEC1-12706.pdf Generally regarded as a 12v device (note performance curve starting at ~4v but nothing at 2.6v).

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