Do you need to cool your Octoprint Raspberry Pi 3?
Have you wondered if your Octoprint server, powered by the amazing Raspberry Pi 3, needs cooling? Are heat sinks enough? Are they needed? What about heat sinks and a fan? Have you seen cases on Thingiverse that have fan mounts and wonder if that is really needed? I wondered all of these things! In this video I am going to measure the CPU load and temperature while using my Raspberry Pi 3 powered Octprint Server! I show the temps and load on without anything on it, with a heat sink and then with a heat sink and 40mm CPU fan! You'll be surprised at some of the things I find along the way! The CPU Cooling I show here is very affordable!
Hardware shown...
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 Complete Starter Kit - 32 GB Edition
https://amzn.to/2M8C1MK
Noctua NF-A4x20 5V, 3-Pin Premium Quiet Fan (40mm, Brown)
https://amzn.to/2MblU0O
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