Hello,
Peltier TEC have a name printed on one side like 12705, 12710, 12720.
The last number indicated the maximum current.
I bought a few elements and connected them to my bench power supply.
I cooled the hot side [water cooling].
But in all cases and at Vmax, the current that flows is about 50% of the Imax listed in the specs.
So the 12710 when fed with 15.4 Volt, I get 11.3 Amp,
Am I misunderstanding something here? I cannot imagine all unuts are faulty.
How to reach the Imax current?
Thanks
Edgard
Peltier TEC have a name printed on one side like 12705, 12710, 12720.
The last number indicated the maximum current.
I bought a few elements and connected them to my bench power supply.
I cooled the hot side [water cooling].
But in all cases and at Vmax, the current that flows is about 50% of the Imax listed in the specs.
So the 12710 when fed with 15.4 Volt, I get 11.3 Amp,
Am I misunderstanding something here? I cannot imagine all unuts are faulty.
How to reach the Imax current?
Thanks
Edgard