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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