I'm lost with a pelt

[Wicked Klown]

Ok I just got my pelt today the only prob is how can i tell what side is hot and what side is cold.

[Thelemac]

Turn it on and you should be able to feel which side is hot...just be sure to turn it off right away.

[Wicked Klown]

I found out which is hot and which is cold. But now for the stupid ? how do I mount the pelt with a waterblock. Do I mount the shim then the pelt then thecoldplate then the waterblock or the shim the cold plate then the plet then the waterblock.

[Random Nonsense]

ok, the way to do it is this: cold plate pelt waterblock, clamped togeather at around 150-300 PSI then this mounted on socket, shims help prevent damage to core but reduce cooling effectiveness and if made of a comnductor risk shorting out stuff on the CPU...

[ve6jhc]

I use a copper shim on my CPU as the water block is much less wobbly when first applying pressure on the water block mounts. I have a large water block and it never seemed to fit right just sitting on the die. I marked my Peltier with a marker so that I would know hot and cold. Hook it up to your cordless drill battery for testing!