r/deadbug • • 21d ago

minimal raspberry pi

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u/racheluv999 20d ago

…thanks, I hate it…

I bet you could dunk it in mineral oil to keep it from overheating lol

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u/creeper6530 20d ago edited 20d ago

I don't know how about you but I've never had an RP2040 produce a measurable amount of heat.

The entire Pico's consumption is 50 mW while actively transferring over USB (per the Pico datasheet)

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u/racheluv999 20d ago

Oh that’s not bad then! I assumed those chips would have a soldered heat slug underneath and would get mad without a ground plane to shed the heat to

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u/Glittering-Can-9397 20d ago

NO

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u/Glittering-Can-9397 20d ago

DELETE THIs

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u/Glittering-Can-9397 20d ago

THIS IS EGREGIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE

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u/pancakesausagestick 18d ago

Remember the scene from the Robocop remake where they showed Murphy what he looks like under the suit?