[hpsdr] heat sink for u58

[Sid Boyce]

Old motherboards and video cards are often a readily available source of 
heatsinks.
73 ... Sid.

On 03/11/12 09:35, Simon G4ELI/HB9DRV wrote:
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> According to Abhi @ Apache-Labs a heat sink *is* needed on U58 when running
> multiple receivers.
>
> I bought four of the heat sinks he recommends: Digikey part number
> 345-1098-ND, so I'll have spares for anything that starts to get too hot.
>
> Simon G4ELI/HB9DRV
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org
> [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of Kjell Karlsen
>
> U58?????? This is the switcher in the 5 V PSU. There is no space for a heat
> sink. The only IC that needs a heat sink is the ADC, U10. Search for copper
> coolers for DRAM on e-bay. I bought 16 from China. May be you can find them
> locally, ask the PC over-clocking  people.
>
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