Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums  

Go Back   Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums > General Aquatic Forums > Planted Tanks & Aquascaping Forum > Aquascapers Equipment, DIY and Hardware

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-04-2006, 05:20 PM   #61
jojoe cute
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

The peltier yr got, max cooling 76w.... can cool water volume of 35 ltr & below = < 1.5ft tank....

Provided u got a good heatsink...

Good Luck bro.....

Wat size of Heatsink u have?

Quote:
Originally Posted by bokob1uR
may i noe the size of the peltier u guys using ,,, i brought a 8A 40x40 one...dunnoe whether it actually work anot lol..
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2006, 06:15 PM   #62
bokob1uR
Dragon
 
bokob1uR's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 1,126
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by jojoe cute
The peltier yr got, max cooling 76w.... can cool water volume of 35 ltr & below = < 1.5ft tank....

Provided u got a good heatsink...

Good Luck bro.....

Wat size of Heatsink u have?
u mean for the hot side or the cool side?

hotside foxcon heatsink and fan....cold side normal cpu heat sink....SLT nvr sell anything larger than 76w one ar?

Last edited by bokob1uR; 01-04-2006 at 06:23 PM.
bokob1uR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2006, 06:58 PM   #63
jojoe cute
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Hot side i mean.
U got the peltier, that's the highest watts only in SLT...

I worry yr heatsink may not help, as peltier Tec-12708 is quite hot on running ...

Quote:
Originally Posted by bokob1uR
u mean for the hot side or the cool side?

hotside foxcon heatsink and fan....cold side normal cpu heat sink....SLT nvr sell anything larger than 76w one ar?
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2006, 07:33 PM   #64
silane
Senior Dragon
 
silane's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,136
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bokob1uR
u mean for the hot side or the cool side?

hotside foxcon heatsink and fan....cold side normal cpu heat sink....SLT nvr sell anything larger than 76w one ar?

Got lah, go third level, a shop call Silicon, it has all size of heat sink, be more KS, get the largest, will meet ur need.
silane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2006, 08:02 PM   #65
bokob1uR
Dragon
 
bokob1uR's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 1,126
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by silane
Got lah, go third level, a shop call Silicon, it has all size of heat sink, be more KS, get the largest, will meet ur need.
bro ur shrimp tanks all using these diy chiller ar
bokob1uR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2006, 12:03 AM   #66
silane
Senior Dragon
 
silane's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,136
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bokob1uR
bro ur shrimp tanks all using these diy chiller ar

No lah, mine is 2 feet tank, for electrical bill and less heat generated, I am using phase change chiller.

Those peltier based chillers are I did for fun.

Last edited by silane; 02-04-2006 at 12:21 AM.
silane is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2006, 12:26 AM   #67
schema
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Aye guys, I got a set of "kit" to let go.....anyone interested?
Peltier - 50 x 50mm tink is 100+W type
Power supply - 16A (brand new as in never used bf)
Temp controller - but u need a solid state relay to trigger and oso a probe

PM me for more info.
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2006, 12:39 AM   #68
xtrekker
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arolee999
Can show some picture of your temp controller??
And what thermocouple u use?
ok will post it when i get my camera back from the service centre. I using LM35 as a temp sensor .opamp as ampilfer and voltage comparator. as for relay i using a leftover optoisolators / solid state relays to turn on and off my PSU.



cheers
xtrekker
  Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2006, 10:47 PM   #69
schema
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by schema
Aye guys, I got a set of "kit" to let go.....anyone interested?
Peltier - 50 x 50mm tink is 100+W type
Power supply - 16A (brand new as in never used bf)
Temp controller - but u need a solid state relay to trigger and oso a probe

PM me for more info.
Items sold!
Only temp controller still available $30.
  Reply With Quote
Old 28-06-2006, 01:06 AM   #70
brittlestars
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

This thread is so interesting!

Has anyone tried successfully to cool down a small marine tank with this DIY project? What material do you use for cooling probe?

Thanks!
  Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +9. The time now is 07:20 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright © 2000-2008 Arofanatics.com (Since 30th August 2000)