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Procure a tube of dielectric grease. We use Luberex grease, available on our web site here:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
1/ Install the motherboard gasket #1 (1/4” thick)
2/ Squirt a generous amount of dielectric grease
inside the socket center section.
3/ Place your CPU in the socket, and gently
push it down to pack the grease inside the
socket center section.
4/ squeeze more dielectric grease all around,
between the gasket and the CPU socket
5/ Close the socket lever
6/ Clean off all the excess grease,
particularly on the CPU itself. The
surface of the CPU needs to be
clean for the next application of
thermal grease.
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
7/ Squeeze a small amount of Céramique
thermal compound on the CPU.
8/ Peel-off the protective paper from
motherboard gasket #2 (1/8” thick) and carefully
align the gasket over motherboard gasket #1,
with the sticky side up
9/ Align the water-block mounting posts with the
motherboard standoffs, and tighten the screws
in a cross pattern. Do not over-tighten the
screws or they could jam into the standoffs,
making further removal difficult.
The water-block is now installed
10/ There will be grease squeezing
off from the holes behind the
motherboard. Wipe it out clean.
11/ Stick the neoprene gasket
directly behind the CPU (use the
center section of motherboard
gasket #1). This will prevent
condensation to form here over time.
3. Electrical
Installation
IMPORTANT WARNING: Solder joints of the wires to the thermoelectric module are extremely fragile. Bending the wires at their root will break the
solder joint, with no possible repair. Swiftech will not honor the warranty for broken wires.
a. Recommended installation: Connecting to a dedicated auxiliary
power supply
Minimum requirements for a dedicated power supply are 25A @ +12V.
Your TEC module has been measured to draw 18 amps at 12 volts. For this
reason, we recommend using the “Meanwell S320-12” auxiliary power supply,
available on our website in the Thermoelectric accessories section.
The TEC module is provided with “bare wires” to facilitate installation with screw
type terminals such as featured in the S320-12 power supply
Connect red wire from TEC module to the +V terminal, and black wire to the –V
terminal as shown in figure 10.
A complete installation guide for the S320-12 power supply kit is available here:
includes a wiring harness and a relay switch to synchronize the power to the
S320-12 with your computer, which is a
highly recommended (read critical
recommendations)
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Never run a thermoelectric module without coolant flowing
in the circuit. This will result in catastrophic failure of the
cooling element, and may cause any/all of the following:
Tubing to burst open due to coolant overheating
Permanent failure of the Peltier module
Permanent damage to the CPU and/or motherboard
due to excess heat
It is highly recommended to dedicate the auxiliary power
supply for the thermoelectric module to the computer
power-supply, so that the Peltier module will never run by
itself without cooling fluid.
For this purpose, we recommend using the following
accessory, available in our online shopping cart: PRS Kit II.
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St, signal Hill, CA 90755, USA – T (562) 595-8009 – F (562) 595-8769 – All content Copyright
Swiftech 2004 – Last edited 12-9-04 – Subject to revision without notice
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