On Oct 10, 4:04 am, MacDirk <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello friends of the Pismo out there,
>
> over the course of my last (and first :-)
> threadhttp://groups.google.com/group/g-books/t/686616e77d62adb4"Pismo won't
> start except in safe mode..."
>
> I made the mistake to begin another subject in that thread. Sorry.
>
> So here a new thread and question:
>
> I experienced my Pismo (G3/400) for the first time (maybe only
> noticed) to become quite hot.
> The keyboard was removed, heatsink and covering plate fixed firmly.
> After some, but not intensive usage for about the length of an
> installation (Tiger) I remarked the Pismo to become very hot
>
> (my definition without technical sensor: too hot to stay on the part
> with the fingers for a longer time is def. too hot. Hot would be if
> you can stay on it for long, but you've the feeling it is "hot", the
> rest might be "warm". As most of us won't use any sensor/device to get
> precise data, this could work)
>
> My question is: Is hot (means so hot, that you can touch for long) too
> hot for the long-time survival of the Pismo???
>
> Hope you can show me the way...
>
> Regards
> MacDirk
>From personal experience with the 6 or 8 Pismos (Pismi?) that I've
owned (400, 500, 550 G4), none have ever seemed more than slightly
warm to the touch from the outside, with all parts in place. I think
the fan came on once with any heavy Photoshop usage. I never touched
the heatsink (didn't seem like a good idea) or heatpipe. Seems safer
to operate it with all parts installed. My first Lombard (eBay) came
without the heatshield, and I promptly burned up the processor while
trouble shooting.
Good luck,
V Mabus
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