[vdr] Re: temp of card

[Christian Berger <einStein@donau.de>]

Ralf Spachmann schrieb:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Jun 2002 16:12:06 +0200
> Christian Berger <einStein@donau.de> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Awww, so what'S the advantage of rev 2.1?
> 
> SPDIFF Out !!! (You can access this externally w/o soldering )

Ohh? What's the use of having that outside? I mean most soundcards have
their spdif input inside with a pin-header. Besides at least my DVB-card
had an buildt-in d/A converter (well it got fried, but anyhow it mostly
worked)

> 
> Anyway - the Resistor on top is the main element which becomes hot.
> This is almost 70 degrees !

Hmm, maybe that card was developed partially in the US and someone
confused celsius with farenheit :)
 
> Has anyone seen heatsinks for that ?

Try a CPU-fan blowing directly into the hole.
 
> R

Servus
  Casandro
 
> >
> > >
> > > Mattia
> > >
> > > > Johannes Schoeller schrieb:
> > > > >
> > > > > hi all!
> > > > >
> > > > > once again (maybe bec of the HOT weather):
> > > > >
> > > > > has anyone of you ever MEASURED the temp of the dvb-s card?
> > > > > i mean the surface of the mpeg-chip (or whatever this chip
> > > > > that.s covered by the metal "clamp") does.
> > > > >
> > > > > i installed a heat sink and a fan nearby, but temp is still
> > > > > about 55-60 degrees.
> > > > >
> > > > > see: http://webspace.debis.at/schoeller/heatsink.jpg
> > > >
> > > > Customer Support from Haupauge: "Das sind Hochfrequenzchips, denen
> > > > macht das nichts aus, das gehört sich so".  (it's supposed to be
> > > > that way, don't worry)
> > > >
> > > > Well if those are rev 1.3 card and I get a 2.0 card we can exchange
> > > > them, the 2.0 card has a new tuner and therefore might stay cooler.
> > > > I don't mind the card getting hot, but I'd really like to get a 1.3