thanks alot!
very comprehensive answer. i will try that method.
very comprehensive answer. i will try that method.
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Nice Job!
How did you fixed the new heatsink to SoC? I'm gessing that it wasn't just with (regular) thermal paste.Comment
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Looks good, shame we don't have any temperature software to see how well it works. Weird how it kept crashing at boot after the mod though.Originally posted by Abducted View PostThanks a lot for the offer, but i used Leolas's CWM Finless 1.7 pre-made zip file and it worked! It's back up and running again!
With very nice heatsink!!! 
At first i though maybe my OTG port was broken since my PC would never find the stick and also after a while the blue led would never light up. So i figured i'd try the normal power usb port but it never did anything then either. (meaning the led never came on)
But then i read these sticks dont boot when they're not connected to a TV/monitor. So i connected the HDMI and used the power usb port to power it and it booted!!! It did however crash again at the same point it did when i thought it died.
Anyway, by pressing the reset button during boot i was able to get into CWM and flash the ROM. Just tested the OTG port and it's booting just fine too. Need to check if the PC find the stick now. But if it does i have no idea why it would find it before. Also after the first crash i still had the stick attached to the monitor of course, so why didn't it just boot up again then? Ah... the fun you can have with the devices.
My baby boy with his heatsink:
http://henslfuk.eu/heatsink/IMG_20130504_201426.jpg
Wonder how many people will destroy their device trying to do this
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Good you got it alive again, and excelent work with the new heatsink, looks very good
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Well the heatsink is a little bit stuck in the casing to begin with.Originally posted by l0ur3nz0 View Post
I did used normal (cooler master) thermal paste. When you use a thin player (like you always should) it forms kind of a vacuum (when you try to pull it off) between the SOC and the heatsink. It's actually quite hard to pull it straight off. And since it's stuck in the casing you can't move it side to side to get it off. It's like 2 glass plates with a couple drops of water between them Really hard to get those two plates off each other without sliding the one from the other.
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Actually it just crashed the one time during boot and after that didn't seem to do anything. I did have a couple of crashes before when benchmarking a new kernel. Which is why i wanted to place the heatsink to begin with.Originally posted by ididmytime View PostLooks good, shame we don't have any temperature software to see how well it works. Weird how it kept crashing at boot after the mod though.
Wonder how many people will destroy their device trying to do this
Those benchmarks now run perfectly fine btw, so my SOC was definitely overheating with that kernel.
Anyway, there is always the risk of killing your device when you mod it, i assume everybody knows that when they do it. Just like there is a risk of killing your device when running an overclocked kernel with the stock heatsink.
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huuummOriginally posted by Abducted View PostWell the heatsink is a little bit stuck in the casing to begin with.
I did used normal (cooler master) thermal paste. When you use a thin player (like you always should) it forms kind of a vacuum (when you try to pull it off) between the SOC and the heatsink. It's actually quite hard to pull it straight off. And since it's stuck in the casing you can't move it side to side to get it off. It's like 2 glass plates with a couple drops of water between them Really hard to get those two plates off each other without sliding the one from the other.
Not sure it gonna hold... With heat, thermal paste turns more fluid (less viscous, as most things do) and the capillarity you're talking about it's lost. Most people is putting some tinny drops of superglue on the SOC corners but it doesn't seems to me the best option also.Comment
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You mean it's going to get more viscous than water?Originally posted by l0ur3nz0 View Post The thinner the layer gets the stronger the capillary "bond" becomes. Which is why the first few hours (after i got it working again and reseated the heatsink) i had it stress test with a small weight on top of the heatsink to push any redundant thermal paste out. I can assure you it's pretty stuck on their (again because the only to move it is straight up from the SOC)
But like i said it's also kept in place by the casing and besides it only has to keep itself in place.
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- MK808 with Finless MK808 1.7c ROM and 2Dark4U 1.4 MK808 1080p overclock kernel.
- MK908-II: XBMC full 1080p playback with a 1080p kernel HEREComment
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Thermal paste is far MORE viscous than water out of the box - but I got your point...Originally posted by Abducted View PostYou mean it's going to get more viscous than water? The thinner the layer gets the stronger the capillary "bond" becomes. Which is why the first few hours (after i got it working again and reseated the heatsink) i had it stress test with a small weight on top of the heatsink to push any redundant thermal paste out. I can assure you it's pretty stuck on their (again because the only to move it is straight up from the SOC)
But like i said it's also kept in place by the casing and besides it only has to keep itself in place.
When you want to remove a sticker (for example) you apply heat (e.g., hair dryer) which makes the glue much easier to come out.
That said, I would still use some rubber band or metal clip to keep it in place.Comment
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Thanks for this tip on removing the heatsink, I just took my MK908 heatsink off in preparation for my new active cooling setup that I'll be installing on Monday! Your technique worked like a charm!Comment
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Mods, please delete. Wrong section.
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