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

[P.X]

I joined the program.

Yeah, nice !

[dbramm22]

Thanks for the heads-up.
I soldered mine on the USB pins. Full-on 5v. I don't mind the noise. I have a sound bar. I can't hear it unless there is some complete silence.
I used epoxy. lol Slow set one that melts only when metal turns orange.

No problem, Very good my man! Post your temps during stress CPU when you can. I'm interested in seeing your temps vs mine with mine being wired for 3.3v
Mine is in my bedroom and at 5v it was a little annoying. At 3.3v I can't hear it from 1' away.

[dbramm22]

Hi,

Can you detail what 3.3V source you used ?
Pics if possible.
Is it a switched supply ?

Nice work by the way, shame that Fan/HS is so expensive from AliXpress, and the US **** seller doesn't ship to UK (would be expensive if they did anyway !!!)

I found a 3.3v source by the lan port. Vertically there were 4 solder points. Lan TX, Lan Rx, gnd and 3.3v.

Pm me your address and I'll send you my extra!

[panchovilla]

No problem, Very good my man! Post your temps during stress CPU when you can. I'm interested in seeing your temps vs mine with mine being wired for 3.3v
Mine is in my bedroom and at 5v it was a little annoying. At 3.3v I can't hear it from 1' away.

Just watched over an hour on youtube , The Contender .
And some baseball game . 60*c.

[panchovilla]

Moved the wiring to the 3.3V source. Much quieter but the fan does not turn off when you turn the box off. Temp goes over up around 70*c when playing 4K youtube.

[P.X]

I found a 3.3v source by the lan port. Vertically there were 4 solder points. Lan TX, Lan Rx, gnd and 3.3v.

Pm me your address and I'll send you my extra!

Brilliant offer, Thanks.

Can't find any 3.3V switched so I'll just use USB 5V and a resistor ...

[P.X]

Hi,

I have one of these arriving tomorrow ...

($5.92 Free Shipping - Ordered 12-Sept - 9 days delivery CN to UK)

[Novato]

Hi,

I have one of these arriving tomorrow ...

($5.92 Free Shipping - Ordered 12-Sept - 9 days delivery CN to UK)

That's great, but $ 5.92 is expensive compared to my currency, if I choose free shipping, I'll be forced to pay $ 3.70 for mailing. Summing up almost $ 10 and a few months of sprinting. But I have good expectations for this fan.

[P.X]

Crazy !!!
How do they justify charging $3.70 for FREE shipping ?

[Novato]

Country of s.h.i.t! They started charging 15 BRL per order. The justify is that they did not earn anything for the delivery free service. The solution is to buy per epacket, but some products get expensive.

[P.X]

Country of s.h.i.t! They started charging 15 BRL per order. The justify is that they did not earn anything for the delivery free service. The solution is to buy per epacket, but some products get expensive.

[P.X]

Hi,

Fitted in my Pro L
Too loud @ 5V
Slight noise at 3.3V
Fitted 20ohm resistance and runs very quietly at about 3V (from USB 5V supply)

Fitted my Pro+ lid as hasn't got a hole in it !!!!
This gives a nice 2mm gap all round the lid - I would space a Pro L lid to do the same.

Very Nice

Running Temps ...
Ambient 19°C
Idle 46°C
StressCPU 100% ~ 65°C
KODI - 60Hz Loop 250mbps hevc 4K - 57°C
YouTube - Venom HD 1080p - 52°C

Forgot to say this box has a base Cu-Plate so temps lower than std. by about ~5°C

20 Ohm resistance
Tried 15 Ohm for approx 3.3V (used 33 // 33)
Settled on 20 Ohm for approx 3V (used 100//100 for 50 and paralleled 33 e.g 50//33 to get 20 as I didn't have a 20 Ohm !!!)

In this picture there is a spare 33 Ohm from testing 16 Ohm ...

[panchovilla]

Added a 1 watt 62 ohm resistor to the 5V fan. Much quieter now.

[P.X]

Cool - Looking good.

[Freaking]

Is there any app to monitor temps while on Youtube or Kodi? Something that works like an overlay?