chill wrote: > I updated my fan control script to keep a log of the amount of time that > the fan is 'on', and then went a bit nerdy (nerdier?), and worked out > the duty cycle for several different set temperatures. So on a hot > summer's day, inside a hot amplifier, my RPi4 4GB running LMS and > Squeezelite sits naturally at about 67 to 68 degrees. My little fan > running off 3.3V can pull it down to about 52 degrees > > [image: > http://www.cjh.me.uk/MyPhotobucket/cache/DIYHifi/Fan%20Duty_480.jpg] > > So on the basis that 68 degrees is still some way short of the 80 > degrees that causes throttling, and is therefore considered safe (?) by > the manufacturers, that's where I've set my fan control. This means > that it's not being triggered under normal conditions, but if the load > on the Pi increases then it kicks in.
Is the fan audible when it kicks in? You said it was inside an amp - I take that to mean a hifi amp and therefore probably in plain view / hearing? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110690 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss