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- Jun 7, 2008
In reading the TEC sticky it mentions reversing the polarity will cause the TEC to operate in reverse, swapping the hot & cold sides.
Is this a side effect, or can a TEC be wired any way you wanted to? Does it operate exactly the same, or does one polarity move more "heat" than the other? Can it be damaged by reverse polarity, or can it work perfectly either way?
Reason I ask is I've found a TEC water block I like, but it's built in such a way that the water is plumbed to the hot side (water is used for removing heat). If I reversed polarity then I could chill the water instead, and use another method to remove heat from the opposite side.
Is this a side effect, or can a TEC be wired any way you wanted to? Does it operate exactly the same, or does one polarity move more "heat" than the other? Can it be damaged by reverse polarity, or can it work perfectly either way?
Reason I ask is I've found a TEC water block I like, but it's built in such a way that the water is plumbed to the hot side (water is used for removing heat). If I reversed polarity then I could chill the water instead, and use another method to remove heat from the opposite side.