🧊 Aideepen TEC1 12715 Thermoelectric Cooling Heatsink Review

these units behave as if they are overheated. Even with twice the power of my 12706 I get less heat. I would heed the warning from other reviewers that the units sent look suspicious.

12715 ordered, 12706 received. It's my fault for letting it sit on the shelf for months before I started playing with it. Packed together with little transport protection, no protection between the modules. Let's update how they work. Update: they generally don't work well. They run at less than 1/2 rated power for 12706, 1/5 power for 12715. Bad modules, useless.

These TECs are not properly packaged for shipping. I received 5 broken units in two batches (10 total). See photos. I was able to sort the packages and get 5 whole units and I will be returning the rest. I tested them with a batch of Aidepen TEC1-12706 and found that they use twice as much electricity and don't pump as much heat. The tests were carried out on an equipped test bench with a hot-side temperature of 27 degrees. C (according to most specifications). These units reached a cold side…