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mcmaster equipment notes. Both broken when I got them | mcmaster equipment notes. Both broken when I got them | ||
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+ | Failure modes? | ||
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+ | Can they fail open? Maybe not (assuming the wires are good). I think all of the elements are in parallel | ||
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+ | https:// | ||
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+ | Firstly, it appears that peltiers often slowly decline according to the referenced article, with increased resistance and decreased heat pump capacity. | ||
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+ | Therefore, my proposition is that in a typical heating application the heat produced by a perfeclty-shorted 100W peltier would be the equivalent of a 50W, poorly back-insulted, | ||