Subj : cooling
To   : Darkman Almighty
From : Richard Menedetter
Date : Mon Sep 13 2021 08:48:44

Hi Darkman!

12 Sep 2021 17:28, from Darkman Almighty -> Richard Menedetter:

 RM>>  DA> Just wondering if anyone has installed a fan into the C64
 RM>> bread case. No, and I absolutely see 0 need for it. Absolutely
 RM>> pointless from my point of view!
 DA> Really. I think the thought is because the chips were made of poor
 DA> material and well, heat would affect the operation and longevity.
 DA> Heat sinks should do the trick though.

Very early PLAs and VIC chips (from early breadbins) have some heat deterioration issues that I heard from.

*I* did not hear from many issues with later devices.
But adding heatsinks to PLA and VIC and maybe others is a cheap way to reassure you. (without causing noise)

To be honest you should check your power supply.
I have heared much more often from failing power supplies that ruin you computer, then from chips that overheat.

Especially the wedge shaped ones from breadbins.
There are some more costly alternatives.

Or the way that I went.
Go for an ultimate64.
It is maybe not the purist choice and definitely not cheap, but for me worth its weight in gold!
(+ you can use a standard 9V supply and have HDMI and USB ;)
It is basically an FPGA mainboard replacement.

CU, Ricsi

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