Fans

[pine771]

I was just wondering if there will be a port on pine64 that we will be able to plug something like a cpu fan into? Thanks!

If you think a cooling fan is needed, you can withdraw the +5V power from Pi2 port, euler port or ext (console) port.

Can a 12v míni fan of 0.10A work with the pine64? I have tried but i dont know why it doesnt work lol

[Beryllium]

My 12v fan works, though I do have to spin it to get it going.

[Ghost]

I was just wondering if there will be a port on pine64 that we will be able to plug something like a cpu fan into? Thanks!

If you think a cooling fan is needed, you can withdraw the +5V power from Pi2 port, euler port or ext (console) port.

Can a 12v míni fan of 0.10A work with the pine64? I have tried but i dont know why it doesnt work lol

Generally speaking, a 12v fan requires 12 volts. The Pine can only provide around 5 volts. So you would be much better off using a 5v fan. Unless, like Beryllium, you want to manually spin up the fan to get it going.

[Beryllium]

Heat sinks help out more then fans do, fan is just extra.

[tkaiser]

Generally speaking

...fans are a bad idea when used alone. Getting a cheap heatsink is better than a fan. Using a large heatsink outperforms even the most annoying fan. Fans are only of some limited use when you do real heavy processing and when used together with an already applied heatsink.

Another very important thing for good thermal behaviour is to upgrade your OS image to the latest kernel. We improved the thermal and performance behaviour a lot especially on systems without or just a small heatsink a few weeks ago. If you don't update your kernel and use longsleep's corekeeper service you won't benefit from, your board is both slower and runs hotter. 

Software/settings matters, heatsinks rule, fans are annoying. Everything well known and already documented: http://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?t...10#pid3410

Stuff to add to a FAQ? OF COURSE NOT!

[Ghost]

Stuff to add to a FAQ? OF COURSE NOT!

Well, it is on the rarely-viewed 'Useful Threads' thread...

[Inuyasha]

My 12v fan works, though I do have to spin it to get it going.

How long would you say those heatsinks are?

[Beryllium]

I'll guesstimate about 2 inches. You can look at the line where it starts and ends a tad bit more.

[Inuyasha]

I'll guesstimate about 2 inches. You can look at the line where it starts and ends a tad bit more.

Thanks, Beryllium. I don't have my board, yet, but want to get some heatsinks ahead of time .

[Beryllium]

I'll guesstimate about 2 inches. You can look at the line where it starts and ends a tad bit more.

Thanks, Beryllium.  I don't have my board, yet, but want to get some heatsinks ahead of time .

No problem, I got them from a old video card, it also has adhesive that sticks to it. Which I heard some ebay ones don't work very well.