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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Pi-FAN for RPi4 with 4 (instead of 3) cables?
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 16:43:17 +0000
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On 07/12/2024 16:06, s|b wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 11:54:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> It's an interesting thought as to why one would use a fan at all. If its
>> such a high compute task that you need one, maybe a bigger Pi or an
>> Intel based machine is indicated.
> 
> I know I don't really need it, but some people claim it's better to have
> the CPU at (for instance) 35°C than 48°C. It can't hurt, can it?
>   

I think it will probably extend the chip lifetime from about 150 years 
to a couple of thousand.

>> I dislike fans. They fail.
> 
> Well, if this one fails I won't be in trouble, because it does fine
> without it. ;-)
> 
Well that's true!
-- 
"The great thing about Glasgow is that if there's a nuclear attack it'll 
look exactly the same afterwards."

Billy Connolly