TS 1000 bad ULA?

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Well just to ruffle the fur a bit more... the zeddy isn't entirely 'closed'... so sone heat does escape...

Just saying :mrgreen:
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Andy Rea wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:22 pm Well just to ruffle the fur a bit more... the zeddy isn't entirely 'closed'... so sone heat does escape...

Just saying :mrgreen:
and due to its black case, it is nearly a perfect black radiator, able to emit a lot of energy as thermal radiation :mrgreen:
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siggi wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:42 pm
Andy Rea wrote: Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:22 pm Well just to ruffle the fur a bit more... the zeddy isn't entirely 'closed'... so sone heat does escape...

Just saying :mrgreen:
and due to its black case, it is nearly a perfect black radiator, able to emit a lot of energy as thermal radiation :mrgreen:
Maybe, but the thermal conductivity of the ABS plastic is not exactly great...

A warm Zeddy does work nicely as a hand warmer. Just need two in winter, one for each hand :mrgreen:

Incidentally, if you have a fan in your machine and that results in a forced airflow over the ULA (and 7805 if you are still using a series voltage regulator), then the ULA does not need a heatsink...

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