Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
How hot does your mirror run?
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Mine gets very hot. I think it’s because of my old monitor. I actually had the heat affect my HDMI cable and had to replace it as my monitor kept cutting out.
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@chieftainSupreme What distro are you running on your pi?
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@wered running a multibootpi setup with retropie, raspbian and libreElec. Trying to install this on Raspbian, and i couldn’t get it done with either install method, apt-repo or manual. I’m pretty new so it may be an error on my part
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Apt method will only work on ubuntu currently, the manual install should work if done correctly though, is it giving you an error when you try to run it?
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I forget what the exact error was, I’ll check it out when I get home. Does this setup require a GPIO connection? My fan right now just has 5V power and ground wires
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It requires no gpio, its just a simple bash script that turns on an off the display based on time and temperatures
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Has anybody here tried attaching a copper heatsink to their pi? I saw a few fellas on youtube doing this but I’m quite unsure if that’s an option I’ll go for.
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@Advokaten My Pi is in a pretty closed off area, I have 3 small aluminum heatsinks attached plus a small fan. The pi itself never gets above 50c
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I have the aliuminum heat sinks on mine aswell however the monitors used in the box are quite old and generate most of the heat, but even still mine hovers around 55C currently.
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@wered From what I read, the Pi’s can handle temps up like 80c. Mine is behind my TV and it is pretty modern, so it doesnt get very hot. The fan helps a bit.
