Raspberry Pi - $35 Linux computer

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Got my official Pi 4 case in the post today, whilst I wait for the Flirc case to become available!

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Feek said:
Watch the temperatures soar when you fire it up in that completely unventilated case :D
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Don't worry, the lid will be coming off :D To be honest, it was more to protect the Pi than anything else as I knew it would only be a matter of time before it got damaged otherwise! For £5, at least it's safe in the plastic home.

Will be running that firmware update for the temps though :D
 
Cob said:
I ordered the passive version if that from eBay last week. Landed in England this morning so hopefully should have it by the weekend.
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Post if it fit well and such, the Pi 3 version seems to work really well according to youtube videos.
 
For those that really want to cool their Pi 4, take a look at the ICE Tower cooler. Good luck finding a case that works with it fitted though :p
 
DIABLO said:
Post if it fit well and such, the Pi 3 version seems to work really well according to youtube videos.
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I can confirm the Pi3 version works very well as I have one, the fans are silent and it rarely gets above 40 when running more intensive tasks even in current warmer weather, allegedly they can be a little hit and miss for fit particularly on the bottom face (factions of a mill for a tight fit against the chip) so I imagine that's down to QC at the factory end.
 
I was a little concerned that when I finally get the Pi4 mounted outside that there's a possibility that fan shim could creep it's way off the board. Admittedly, it's not very likely but as it's only held there by friction, I had two options. Solder a couple of the pins or add a mechanical fixing. I chose the latter as it's easily removable.

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It's not going anywhere now :)
 
Feek said:
I was a little concerned that when I finally get the Pi4 mounted outside that there's a possibility that fan shim could creep it's way off the board. Admittedly, it's not very likely but as it's only held there by friction, I had two options. Solder a couple of the pins or add a mechanical fixing. I chose the latter as it's easily removable.

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It's not going anywhere now :)
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Good job! :)
 
My loft Pi3B has been getting a bit toasty. It's in the official Pi case and has no cooling whatsoever:
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So has the 3B+ I have mounted at the top of a 33ft mast in my garden. This one has an Airspy mini attached to it so it's always sitting at about 20% CPU load. It does have a fan though, the one linked in this post.

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Neither of them have throttled though so that's good.
 
Anyone considered a sandisk high endurance micro sd card for their Pi? My storage was corrupted tonight and I think my current card which is quite old is on the way out so I'd like to replace it with something more resilient.
 
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