Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Monitor Overheated
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@RHeniz hi! did you find any reliable “advanced” solution regarding this heat issue? like turn on the fan(s) as soon as the temp in the box reaches a certain level? i am a bit surprised that nobody talks about this topic… i am still building my mirror so didn’t faced the problem yet but i would have think that a source of heat (monitor/rasp) in a closed box would somehow produce heat and therefore evacuation of the heat would be needed (more then some holes…) If anybody would like to share their opinion, please feel freev:)
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@bibi I haven’t replaced mine yet but I might try to find a way to turn the monitor off and on with a time or remote so it’s not always on.
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@RHeniz ok let me know what you would find. i share my idea which is to use the usb port on my monitor to plug in 1 or 2 modified PC fans… i guess with a PIR sensor installed as well, the rasp will switch on/off the monitor when needed and therefore power monitor usb ports accordingly (i am not sure that’s gona work :)) Other opinion i have thought about is to plug into the gpio’s the fan and control the temp via a sensor, write the code to activate the fans accordingly to the temp value setup in the code… much more “complicated” way for a newbie as me but interesting one! (would be nice to get help on this from someone ;-))
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You can follow the following steps to prevent monitor overheating.
- Clean the inside of the computer to get rid of dust particles which may heat up the monitor.
- Avoid hot devices near your computer .
- In case of overheating, shut down your computer and let it cool down.
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Make sure you have top vent holes… heat rises… let it!
The other thing you could do is to use modules like MMM-ModuleScheduler to turn off modules and/or mirror when you don’t need it on like all day when you’re at work/school…
That’s what I do and have had no issues… :)
