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gouranga
on June 25, 2012
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The fanless heatsink: Silent, dust-immune, and alm...
I was hoping to see something like a peltier heat pump which has no mechanical parts.
miahi
on June 25, 2012
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A Peltier element only moves the heat from one side to the other. If you don't have some device to cool the hot side, the element will overheat and burn - so you still need a big heat exchanger to dissipate the heat into the air.
Also, Peltiers are not really energy efficient.
gouranga
on June 25, 2012
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I said 'like' - I'm aware of the problems :(
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