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Old 03-02-2009, 05:01 PM   #5
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Bullitt View Post
Maybe its for cooling down a hot cup of ramen noodles? FIIK.
Now in a way that's what I'm thinking. The fan is probably a 20mm computer fan, and the heat sink is a lot like a CPU heat sink. I can understand it cooling something warmer than room temperature down as low as room temperature. But when I plug it in, it does appear that the circle becomes cool.

When I expect to have the computer on for a few hours, I will get a room temperature can of soda and experiment.

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus View Post
It probably has a Peltier Junction, or other thermoelectric device, in the metal plate in the bottom.
All I see is the fan and the heat sink.
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