On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Ross Morrison <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all. Just received my Beagleboard X-15 yesterday. Ordered it from > Digi-Key, all okay there, but what's up with the lack of packing inside the > Beagleboard box? Just the board in its anti-static packaging but no padding > to keep it from flopping around in that box. Also there is no heat sink on > the cpu. I'm assuming there needs to be at least a heat sink and optionally > a fan mounted on the heat sink. So my question is, anyone have suggestions > for a heat sink, possibly a part number from Digi-key. Also an appropriate > adhesive/thermal paste to mount the heat sink with? > > Looking forward to getting a few projects going on this beast...
This had surprised me too. We've been told, in the end the heatsink didn't really make a difference. (it really needs a fan).. This is the heatsink used: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=294-1098-ND This is the fan kit i've been using.. https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=X15FANKIT-ND if you just want the kit parts, and dont mind chrimping yourself.. 1: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=563-1109-ND 1: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=WM1720-ND 2: https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=WM1775TR-ND then 4 machine screws; 4-40 Flat head Machine screws 5/8” Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYjeo2GYGq7BfaaV-ZVqaz1Qd55vQbzNgtDHfXtq8oCyfw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
