Find the Size of a Pelter/TEC

eduncan911 · 01-15-12, 11:48 PM

I have a renewed interest in a set of pelters that came with the Dell system I have (will post pics in a bit).

The are assembled into a chiller assembly with rivets. So, disassembly pretty much means a lot of work to get it back together.

How would I find out the size of the pelters in the unit? There are two.

One thought is I power it and measure how many AMPs it draws at full 12V load (assuming that they are 12V). That would give me Amps X Volts = Watts used. For example:

3.3 Amps * 12V = 40 Watts

Do you think that is accurate?

Bobnova · 01-16-12, 12:14 AM

Yup, that'll do it.
Be aware that without cooling a TEC will overheat and die within seconds.
EDIT:
Also be aware that if it's a juicy TEC (in a Dell I doubt it is) you may be looking at a 10 to 20 amp load, that'll fry a lot of lower end ammeters.

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eduncan911 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upstate NY and NYC	Find the Size of a Pelter/TEC I have a renewed interest in a set of pelters that came with the Dell system I have (will post pics in a bit). The are assembled into a chiller assembly with rivets. So, disassembly pretty much means a lot of work to get it back together. How would I find out the size of the pelters in the unit? There are two. One thought is I power it and measure how many AMPs it draws at full 12V load (assuming that they are 12V). That would give me Amps X Volts = Watts used. For example: 3.3 Amps * 12V = 40 Watts Do you think that is accurate? __________________ [system base] :: Dell XPS 730X Modified H2C TEC Hybrid Chassis :: ASRock Fatal1ty X79 w/3930k C2, Mushkin 16 GB 2133 Mhz, 2x OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB in RAID 0 :: 3x EVGA GTX 670 4GB SC + EVGA GTX 460 EE 1GB PhysX :: 3x Planar SA2311W 120 Hz 3D Vision w/Ergotech Tri-Monitor Stand (6000x1080 bezel corrected) :: Previous build: Shotgun Watercooling Theory v2 Build - Dead silent
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Bobnova Air Superiority Senior Member Benching Team Leader Join Date: May 2009 Location: Humboldt	Yup, that'll do it. Be aware that without cooling a TEC will overheat and die within seconds. EDIT: Also be aware that if it's a juicy TEC (in a Dell I doubt it is) you may be looking at a 10 to 20 amp load, that'll fry a lot of lower end ammeters. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Einstein (maybe) How to check your PSU with a multimeter. 17bXw5t51rEBXGavJFMJsC8g7HQgThUGc7 Heatware.
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