Overheating Mecool M8s Pro L and Pro + (and others ?) - Options ???

[s_i_z_o]

Hi all,

I don't think it was mentioned before, but regarding having quiet fan - i took option to install 12V fan and connect it to switched 5V on USB port. For example, i used this fan: https://www.chipoteka.hr/artikl/141462/ventilator-12v-40x10-mm-sunon-ee40101s11000u999-2440001952 , and without any resistor.
Fan has operating voltage starging from 4.5V, so on 5V it will spin slowely and very quietly, which is sufficient for cooling even with stock cooler on the processor.

Before fan, i had idle temperatur of ~51C (ambient 23C), and when watching 2160p it peaked at ~69C (this is with holes on the top side of the case). With fan, idle temp is 29C and watching 2160p around 35C.

Fan is very quiet, you can hear it faintly only from 15cm away.


br,k.

[P.X]

Thanks! I will use 33ohm resistor. I prefer it to be as quiet as possible.

All my fans have worked OK at 2.5V nominal, but some may not spin up ! Fingers crossed for a nice quiet fan.

[Albertron]

Possibly 16ohm (20 or 33ohm may also work and be even quieter)

Others have used a cheap variable Buck voltage supply (about $1 or less)
or a multi-turn variable resistor (see previous posts for details ...)
depends what you can get locally or cheaply from the web ?

Thanks! I will use 33ohm resistor. I prefer it to be as quiet as possible.

[P.X]

Hi. I have a fan connected to 5v and now I want to solder a resistor to decrease the voltage, since the fan is very noisy. Before I had it connected to 3.3v and it was very silent. What resistance should I buy to get the 3.3v? The characteristics of my fan are: 5v - 0.15 A

Possibly 16ohm (20 or 33ohm may also work and be even quieter)

Others have used a cheap variable Buck voltage supply (about $1 or less)
or a multi-turn variable resistor (see previous posts for details ...)
depends what you can get locally or cheaply from the web ?

[P.X]

Adding an external WiFi antenna ...

Video (uploading)

https://youtu.be/1Z_6KW3Kbjc

Cheap 8db Dual Band seems to work best.

150mm Pigtail.

Tools and Parts

Locate antenna connection (front Left)


Close-up - Solder here - see video.

2mm pilot hole, then 5.5mm and file to correct shape with a flat area ...

Inside - Flatten off the ridge as needed

Socket with a crenelated washer

Split washer and nut

8db Dual Band - Nice.

[Albertron]

Hi. I have a fan connected to 5v and now I want to solder a resistor to decrease the voltage, since the fan is very noisy. Before I had it connected to 3.3v and it was very silent. What resistance should I buy to get the 3.3v? The characteristics of my fan are: 5v - 0.15 A

[spaceship9876]

Where would I find UHD bluray uncompressed files????

just DM'd you a link.

[mirbg]

No, I posted some pics several post ago, I have fan on the cpu, modded heatsink with Noctua NT-H1 cooling thermal compound, heatsinks on the ram modules, storage chip and on underside of the box one more heatsink beneath the core and again on the ram:


The max temp under full load with StressCPU is 39C.
There is no single 4K movie that can stress the cpu that much as StressCPU.apk does.

[Jancales]

I tried uncompressed .m2ts 70GB file on my modded box and max temp it reached was 29C

Are you sure about that? I haven't ever seen 29?C on idle on any box.

Does your mod include some freezer

[mirbg]

I tried uncompressed .m2ts 70GB file on my modded box and max temp it reached was 29C

[clarkss12]

If anyone has received their S905X2 new android tv boxes please could you test out the temperatures especially when playing UHD bluray uncompressed files.

Where would I find UHD bluray uncompressed files????

[spaceship9876]

If anyone has received their S905X2 new android tv boxes please could you test out the temperatures especially when playing UHD bluray uncompressed files.

[P.X]

Vorke Z6 DDR4 3/32 Gb

Heat sink 33x45x10 70mm hole in bottom plate with 80x80x10 USB fan in suction mode underneath

Ambient temperature 26?C

Idle 38?C

15 min CPU stress test 54?C stable for the past 12 minutes

Nice - That'll do the job

[P.X]

Hi all.
I forget to let everyone know a easier way to remove original heatsink.
I removed heatsink using thin nylon fishing line dipped in isopropyl alcohol,then sliding underneath between heatsink and cpu pulling and moving side to side while holding line tight. Then used remaining cutoff copper plate to loosen.came off easy.
if you do not have fishishing line, try tooth floss. The trick is to keep dipping it in alcohol.

Top Tip

[Jancales]

Vorke Z6 DDR4 3/32 Gb

Heat sink 33x45x10 70mm hole in bottom plate with 80x80x10 USB fan in suction mode underneath

Ambient temperature 26?C

Idle 38?C

15 min CPU stress test 54?C stable for the past 12 minutes