[hpsdr] Fwd: Re: Mercury questions

[Scott Traurig]

Pi heatsinks galore...

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pi3+heatsink&sprefix=pi3+hea%2Caps%2C131&crid=1V39GG15UYOAL

73,

Scott


On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Terry Fox <tfox at knology.net> wrote:

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> Also look for heat sink kits for the Raspberry Pi.  They often come in
> sets of three.
> 73, Terry, N4TLF
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> -----Original Message----- From: Kjell Karlsen
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> Hi Jim.
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> The heat sink is probably placed on the ADC.
>
> I bought a lot of them on e-bay some years ago. They are made for use on
> RAM chips in a PC, they I got have PN: RHS-03 but anyone works. 12x13 mm
> or so.
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> 73, Kjell
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> På Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:16:25 +0100, skrev Jim Sanford <wb4gcs at wb4gcs.org>:
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>> All:
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>> I am helping a friend get an HPSDR going.  In comparing his Mercury
>> board with my two boards, I see that one of mine has a heatsink on U5.   My
>> other board (purchased from TAPR years ago) and my friend's board do  not
>> have a heatsink on U-5.
>>
>> I do not see a reference to a heatsink in the BOM.  Thermal imaging
>> predictably shows higher temperatures on the devices without a  heatsink.
>> (161F versus 150F or so on the heatsink.)
>>
>> This was obviously added to my one board somewhere along the way.  Does
>> anybody know when/why?
>>
>> Specifically, should I be looking for heatsinks for the two boards?  If
>> so, does anybody have/remember part number and source?
>>
>> Or is this "nice to have" but not necessary?
>>
>> Thanks & 73,
>>
>> Jim
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