Michael Rigby-Jones wrote:
> Unfortunately the author decided to use thermostatic control of the
> TEC, which is definitely not recommended.  The constant thermal
> cycling of the TEC will cause premature failure.

It's also less efficient.  The efficiency of a peltier cooler decreases with
increasing drive current.  You therefore want to use a linear drive with
these devices, probably contolled by a PID loop.


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