On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:08:14 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Initial results were good as you can see in the pic, 1.7v. My USB > booster is supposed to start working at .9v so thats enough power, > especially if I set up a couple in series. Sadly it didn't last, once > everything was completely heated up it dropped to .5v which is where it > stayed. As an experiment I stacked another heatsink on top of the first > one: immediate jump which climbed to just under 1v before dropping back > to .5 again. Which is what Fred or Phillip (I forget which) said would happen. You have to keep up a temperature difference. > So I need to make a system that sheds heat better. Maybe a CPU heatsink with a heat pipe to get the "cool" end away from the top of the hot lantern? > I've got an idea for that, more to come. We're waiting! Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com