Swiftech MCW5002 AT User Manual
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Installation of the cooler to the motherboard is now complete!
2. 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 9.
A complete installation guide for the S320-12 power
supply kit is available here:
- This kit 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 below)
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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.
Includes: Relay Switch Circuit
board AC socket, S/S socket cover, power cord.
This relay switch is rated
for
110 to 220~240 volts and up to 50A inrush
current. It is suitable for use
with the S-320-12 Meanwell power supply recommended above.
If you run your computer unattended for extended periods of time, it
is also a good practice to setup an alarm temperature, which will shut
down the computer in case the CPU overheats. Such alarm/shut down
process should be tested as functional.
WARNING
!
Wires from the thermoelectric module do get
hot (this is normal). Make sure that the wires do not touch
devices that are heat sensitive, such as vinyl tubes for
example. Heat from the wires may cause the vinyl to
deform, and/or burst.
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