Hello, Thank you for the idea. USB powered fans. I guess they make everything these days.
Seth P.S. I was just going to power it from the sys_5v pin and GND on the BBAI. I guess there are many more ways to go about making things work than once thought. On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 8:56:07 AM UTC-6, Stephen Johnson wrote: > > I bought a USB powered fan which gives a very low airflow, but has kept > everything cool to the touch. > I just have the BBAI on my engineering workbench anyhow, so I just wanted > something simple and quiet. > > > [image: IMG_1873.jpeg] > > > > On Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 7:17:02 PM UTC-6, Mala Dies wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I was reluctant to purchase the BBAI at first b/c I have heard of issues >> w/ heat dissipation on the board and the chip. Anyway... >> >> Long story, short. I bought it against my better judgement b/c I know >> everyone, in the BBB world, is supportive w/ nice ideas. >> >> ... >> >> So: >> >> >> - I went to: https://beagleboard.org/upgrade. >> - I upgraded the board and adjusted things. >> - I rebooted the board and found the board to be just as hot. >> >> >> Has anyone else come across an issue w/ heat or a fix to the heat issue? >> >> Seth >> >> P.S. I might get rid of some of the extras that comes with this board but >> I purchased it for its functionality. I want to use the M4, TIDL, EVEs, and >> other >> more complicated chips for fun! I was thinking I would finally learn to >> program the PRUs too. I am going to try to get rid of node-red, chromium, >> and >> some other sockets and ports on the board. I think that these may cause >> services that I will not use ever. >> >> ... >> >> If you are using the board, the BBAI, and you have had some similar >> issues and came up w/ a nice fix, please let me know. I would like to try >> all >> or any relative sources of ideas to support the heat consumption on the >> board. >> > On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 8:56:07 AM UTC-6, Stephen Johnson wrote: > > I bought a USB powered fan which gives a very low airflow, but has kept > everything cool to the touch. > I just have the BBAI on my engineering workbench anyhow, so I just wanted > something simple and quiet. > > > [image: IMG_1873.jpeg] > > > > On Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 7:17:02 PM UTC-6, Mala Dies wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I was reluctant to purchase the BBAI at first b/c I have heard of issues >> w/ heat dissipation on the board and the chip. Anyway... >> >> Long story, short. I bought it against my better judgement b/c I know >> everyone, in the BBB world, is supportive w/ nice ideas. >> >> ... >> >> So: >> >> >> - I went to: https://beagleboard.org/upgrade. >> - I upgraded the board and adjusted things. >> - I rebooted the board and found the board to be just as hot. >> >> >> Has anyone else come across an issue w/ heat or a fix to the heat issue? >> >> Seth >> >> P.S. I might get rid of some of the extras that comes with this board but >> I purchased it for its functionality. I want to use the M4, TIDL, EVEs, and >> other >> more complicated chips for fun! I was thinking I would finally learn to >> program the PRUs too. I am going to try to get rid of node-red, chromium, >> and >> some other sockets and ports on the board. I think that these may cause >> services that I will not use ever. >> >> ... >> >> If you are using the board, the BBAI, and you have had some similar >> issues and came up w/ a nice fix, please let me know. I would like to try >> all >> or any relative sources of ideas to support the heat consumption on the >> board. >> > -- 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/e9e91353-7257-420f-ab9a-70972cea50cb%40googlegroups.com.
