UPDATE: 4 HS's in 3 sizes are needed for RPi 4B:
For all sizes, PLUS other coolers, search
AliExpress &/or eBay f "raspberry pi 4b heat sink"
(Some kits incl 3 of 4 HS's that others provide)
We just dug out a starter-kit - with more
than an RPi 4B card in the box; there are
4 Heat-Sinks, each w/ a white [3M brand?]
double-sided tape, presumably able to
transfer heat away fr corresponding chips
There are 3 different sizes, to my eyes:
2 smallest: 8.8 x 8.8 x 5mm (some supply 9 x 9 x 5mm)
Next size up: 14 x 10 x 5mm
Largest size: 14 x 14 x 5mm
When it's Hot in AU, Heat can Kill your RPi
so make sure you add Heat-Sinks [& fan(s)]!
Heat Sinks are 1 Preventative Step Forward
About to buy Amazon's Lot of 10 for $7.93
(photo shows 9, but text says "10 pcs"):
we thought we'd get a quote fr AliExpress
We leave doing the OzB-req'd Due Diligence
on AliExpress vendors as an exercise for the
Reader, but, in this case, it's easy enough
to find any number of Heat-Sink vendors:
- Search eg: "8.8x8.8x5mm" :fr Amazon offer
(or "50Pcs/lot 8.8x8.8x5mm" for the offer)
How much can a tiny chunk of Aluminum Cost?
Here's a price anyone can afford, even for
entrepreneurial reSale to others sans Club
PS IF you're a Big (or even New) RPi user,
tell us what you've managed to do w/ RPi's :~)
A Next Step towards keeping your RPi Alive
is the Heat-Transfer "goo" you squeeze out
and/or "paint" between your RPi's bigger
chips & the flat bottom of your Heat-Sinks
Amazon has a range, but I need more info
Before I Buy one of the best offers they
have of the stuff:
Q: Are all silicon heat transfer goo's
equally suitable for RPi applications?
Eg, here's "30g" for $5.13 ("Not eligible
for Prime" but it ships for Free…?)
Apparently, a Lot of 5 all-plastic syringes
full of the stuff; but elsewhere in listing
we see "automotive; BrainTrust like 'expoxy
So, not wanting our Heat-Sinks to eg, slide
off our important little RPi "big-chips" we
want to know how this kind of "goo" works &
what the variations are…
Any1 know Silicon Thermal-Transfer "Goos"..?
Thanks!
PS So, where are the good Fan or better:
Cases with Fan(s) Deals? Do fans last long?
Aluminium.