On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Al Shinn wrote: > VG > Look on EBAY > search Peltier cooler > There are many. > I ordered a TEC1-12706 May 30 from "Cheaper Buy" $2.79 with free > shipping It came today - the hot side gets hot and the cold side, cold > so it seems OK "Cheaper Buy" seems to have vanished but there are many > more from $1 with a few bucks shipping. > in the PN, the: > TE is for Thermoelectric ? > C is for standard size > 1 is for stages > 127 is for number of couples > the 06 is for Amps > > This TEC1-12706 is supposed to draw 6 Amps at 12 V. I have not yet > measured it for that - just that when I put it into the mini fridge it > started to cool but I had to turn it off pretty soon cause the hot side > fan is blown out. > The little fridge label says "DC12V AC100V / 36W 50Hz" > But it means that a (missing) adapter is for 100V - Someone interpreted > that literally and smoked it rather completely. > I have already blacked out that stupid 100V > The TE I am replacing is a TEC1-12704 so my new mini fridge will have > more oomph. > Bottom line, If you have 12V with 6 Amps, there are lots of these > things on EBAY. Also different current ones if you want - but no 04s. > I think all of the **127* ones are 12V. > Thanks so much!! --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .