Does this need a heat sink attached for applications running for 6-8 hours?
896241
I used this item to adjust the output of a hotplate in a homemade smoker. It did not get too hot after 8 hours but I will say that the outdoor temperature has not been over 60 degrees until this week. The website that suggested this setup also suggested a heat sink. I have one to use if necessary and plan to monitor the rheostat temperature as the weather warms up.
651988
Based on what I am seeing, it wastes very little energy.I needed 2 amps peak. This unit will operate continuously at 2 amps.Because I do not have it running at maximum current, I do not know the amperage at which it gets hot enough to need a heat sink.It appears that losses from the unit itself are minor, but I have not yet measured that value.
752774
Required? No. HOWEVER it is highly recommended you replace the old heat sink. If you leave the old heat sink on then you are ensuring a shortened life of the $200+ chip you just bought. I'd spend the $15 and ensure the chip doesn't get as hot. This is always a good practice on CPUs, DLP chips, or any thing that has a heat sink. If you've never removed old thermal paste/heat sink before and don't have any chemical remover, rubbing alcohol works wonders. Make sure you remove it all and allow the surface to dry. To apply thermal paste such as arctic silver simple apply a pea sized amount onto the now cleaned and dry area and spread smoothly with anything that has a straight edge. I have used a thick business card or scissors in a pinch before.
119246
the drive in the heatsink apears to be an SAS (SCSI Attached Serial), however, as it is mentioned, the drive does run hot, so I would not use it without the heatsink, as the drive WILL overheat, causing catastrophic failure..
1874743
Yes, though if you want to over clock it I recommend that you get an aftermarket heat sink
1136687
No fan or heat sink, unless otherwise stated by the company, Mine came just processor and thermal compound
580279
Yes it did, it was a nice heat sink with copper pipes sticking out of the side, the only thing I did not like was that my system board made the fan run fast at times and slow at others, the slow part was fine, but when it ran fast it was very noisy; so I put a liquid cooler on mine and solved all of my problems. But all in all the heat sink and fan that come with it, will work well.
1962453
It most likely would over heat since it is not ment for that, but no it doesn't over clock by itself, you would have to going into bios to do it yourself
198748
You're right, no way to attach a heat sink... I also would like to see a regulator that could have the potentiometers attached off board..... there are applications that involve voltage / current changes and using the installed trim pots is not that fun...
1411645
Yes it comes with a heat sink & fan. They are adequate for normal use. However if you intend to overclock I would recommend an upgrade to at least a heat-pipe type of cpu cooler.
1232459
I would say yes. As long as air is getting to the heatsink, I think it would work fine without the fan.
621324
It doesn't really get that hot. I put a small square of adhesive Velcro on the plastic shrink tube over the heatsink. Never had an overheat especially if it is open to the air.
1787480
No it is just the processor. However, I would not use a stock heat sink on this processor anway. You are better off buying an Artic Cooler for about $30.
256079
The kit is vented and comes with a heatsink for the processor. No need for active cooling. I know people that run these 24/7 without any type of cooling and they have not had an issue. If you must add a fan, a 40mm fan that can run on 5v from the USB would do I guess.
1198410
Heat sinks dont really mater as long as it is compatible with your mother board and you can mount it to your mother board
1141440
Yes! Be sure to use cpu thermal heatsink grease! "Caution" when using a lower grade cooler failure is at a higher risk!
995054
No it does not I used my surface in a training class that lasted 6 hours and I did not have a heating issue