Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 temperature question

2012-01-21 Thread EWKehren
considering how important temperature is to the frequency accuracy I would only consider fan cooling. For less than $ 10 you can have a system that will hold the temperature at 43 C. The fan is very quit. To get best performance I would cover all sides except the bottom plate with foam. I

[time-nuts] FE5680 temperature question

2012-01-20 Thread paul swed
I added a heat sink to the FE5680. Curious what temperatures have been measured after an hour warm up. Before heat sink 120 F top and bottom. With heat sink on the bottom quite a large one. Top of case free air 105 F Bottom 105 F Internal, (screw out of the end and touching the internal heat