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Originally Posted by ZeroID
Looks like I might need another TEC soon.
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They're ridiculously cheap if you don't need one "right now" - just shop from Chinese suppliers on eBay. To get the best prices, make sure you set your "Item Location" to "Worldwide", not just "Default" or "Australia only":
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_s...fLoc=2&_sop=15
E.g. my TEC1-12706 cost just AU$1.91 (including postage), and was delivered in Brisbane within about 10 days of placing an order.
If you want something with some SERIOUS cooling power, you could go for a TEC1-12730 for just over $30, which can pull 30 amps at 15 volts (if your power supply can manage it!), with a Qmax of 250 watts! (It's probably over-kill for the ZWO ASI cameras, but something with a lot of grunt might be an option for a DSLR body, either by fixing to the back of the camera if you don't want to totally disassemble it, or put the whole camera body in a cold box?)