Swiftech MCW5002 64T User Manual
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Place the stock plastic retention over the gasket as shown above
Secure the MCW5002-64T cooler to the motherboard by alternatively
and gradually tightening the 2 retention screws.
Installation of the cooler to the motherboard is now complete. You can re-install the motherboard inside your
chassis at this time.
b. 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:
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 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.
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
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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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