Cooling Raspi

Fozi · May 4, 2020, 8:29 AM

@requiemmg when it freezes at 48C then it’s no cooling issue. Try another SD card, maybe that’s the cause.

BKeyport · May 4, 2020, 8:36 AM

FYI, there’s plenty of fan PiHats to make it super easy to cool your Pi.

requiemmg · May 17, 2020, 4:31 PM

I found a passive cooling case (this one: https://www.reichelt.de/gehaeuse-fuer-raspberry-pi-3-aluminium-schwarz-rpi-case-alu-3b-p248738.html?&trstct=pos_0&nbc=1) which has a nice cooling effect behind a ikea frame. Raspi not warmer than 55°C.
Still, I have freezing problems, but this is totally unrelated…

BKeyport · May 17, 2020, 10:22 PM

holy damn, I feel like my CPU is absolutely frigid then. I run at 35-40c…

BKeyport · Jun 19, 2020, 7:49 AM

here’s my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WMTNXZ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - because my pi is behind a frame, I pulled the LEDs off the backside…

karsten13 · Jun 19, 2020, 9:25 PM

for raspi 4b, very clean solution and easy to open:
https://joy-it.net/en/products/RB-CaseP4+03B