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Old 05-04-2008, 10:15 PM
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Cooling your camera

Today's project was to pull apart one of those cheap ($30) car drink coolers. I tested the Peltier before I demolished the fridge and found the cold finger drops to 20 degC below ambient. I've re-assembled the Peltier components and I'm planning to attach this to the back of my DSI.

Before I freeze the DSI has anyone else been down this path and do you have any advice or warnings. I'm not expecting the DSI imaging chip to get this much cooling but even 10 deg would be handy up here in steamy QLD.

In particular I'd like to know how to maximise the cooling between the Peltier and the DSI.

Peter
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