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    What is the best thickness for coldplate?

    Hi everybody I have a copper material for coldplate with dimentions 100x60x10mm. My pelt i 320/245W model 50x50mm, and i wonder exactly what thickness to chose for the coldplate, some say 6mm other 8mm, what is the best choice?

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    Keep it at 10mm, it's roughly optimal.
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    me and nol figured out that 6-8mm was the optimal thickness for a 226w tec at full load! my cold plate is 8mm I went on the thick side.



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    8-10mm. If it's already at 10mm just sand both sides.

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