Technical hut PELTIER 12706 Thermoelectric Peltier Module Electronic Components Electronic Hobby Kit

These devices must be used in conjunction with a heat sink to avoid burned. Each device is fully inspected and tested and is fitted with 6-inch insulated leads. Thermoelectric coolers (TEC or Peltier) create a temperature differential on each side. One side gets hot and the other side gets cool. Therefore, they can be used to either warm something up or cool something down, depending on which side you use. You can also take advantage of a temperature differential to generate electricity. This Peltier works very well as long as you remove the heat from the hot side. After turning on the device, the hot side will heat quickly, the cold side will cool quickly. If you do not remove the heat from the hot side (with a heat sink or other device), the Peltier will quickly reach stasis and do nothing. We recommend using an old computer CPU heatsink or other block of metal to pull heat from the hot side.