silicon thermal paste to pot peltier?

dreamie · 02-16-03, 05:04 AM

i did that last night... is it alright to do that? or do i need to get industrial standard silicon paste that hardens?

Paxmax · 02-20-03, 07:57 AM

Nah, I wouldn't do it, and I wouldn't call it 'ok' either.

First thing is: You don't want any heat transfer between top and bottom part of the TEC, anything that isn't an insulator will increase the losses.
Second: Most ppl advise against silicon since it can "leak" moisture, even though it is a very slow process.

I'd go for epoxi, it will also add strenght to edges 'n' corners.
I have no idea as of how good insulator it is.

02-16-03, 05:04 AM	Thread Starter #1
dreamie Registered Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore	silicon thermal paste to pot peltier? i did that last night... is it alright to do that? or do i need to get industrial standard silicon paste that hardens?
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02-20-03, 07:57 AM	#2
Paxmax Member Join Date: May 2002	Thermal paste to seal TEC Nah, I wouldn't do it, and I wouldn't call it 'ok' either. First thing is: You don't want any heat transfer between top and bottom part of the TEC, anything that isn't an insulator will increase the losses. Second: Most ppl advise against silicon since it can "leak" moisture, even though it is a very slow process. I'd go for epoxi, it will also add strenght to edges 'n' corners. I have no idea as of how good insulator it is.
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