Just checked the power supply (Colman peltier cooler power supply). It's
output is 5 amps at 12 volts. I have no idea if the peltier cooler can use
all the current or perhaps more current.
Thanks
Karl

"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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Ok - I fess up - I used a Peltier cooler for my Intel 8080.

It was a 1" square cooling and 1" square heating surface.

Keep in mind that the cold side must contact using heat sink grease (or
the like)
to the 'work' and the hot side must have the same thermal resistance or
lower.

It is best to have an massive sink on the hot side - just to get it out of
there.

If the hot side isn't cooled (by drawing it off) - then the P-N junctions
(semi-conductor)
will heat up and conduction halts. Heat can also kill the p-n junctions.

Mine was a 10 or 20 amp unit - that baby would rock.

I used a massive - Hockey Puck SCR heat sink - size of a shoe box - as the
hot sink.

Not logical, but then I couldn't get the heat pipes I wanted at the time.

Martin

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