Beaglebone Ai Heating Issues

While experimenting with the device, I found that the board would shutdown without warning. The reasons is...

Now I tried a number of combos like us the USB tether, connect with display(yes I have the cursed microHDMI cable) and use standalone but every time, it just overheats if I do anything.

Idle temps are high too. Was wondering if I got a bad board or is it everyone?

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mudz over 5 years ago +7

After seeing all of you in so much trouble I decided - Why you should have all the fun so iI bought this kit too, to get into the same trouble pool.. After all, we all are community members. Cheers to…
tariq.ahmad over 5 years ago +6

Hi ipv1 , I looked into this and this is a known issue: BeagleBone AI - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) They recommend adding a larger heat sink and cooling via fan.
14rhb over 5 years ago in reply to 14rhb +6

Hi shabaz - I've made a first prototype which seems to fit quite well. Packing out the top spacing by one extra washer was enough to get it to grip the existing heatsink fins. I'll make a bracket over…

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shabaz over 5 years ago

Also, speaking of overheating.. it could be worse.
My curvy laptop... : (
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shabaz over 5 years ago

Also, speaking of overheating.. it could be worse.
My curvy laptop... : (
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clem57 over 5 years ago in reply to shabaz

Is that bulge from overheating?
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shabaz over 5 years ago in reply to clem57

Yes : ( When it's very hot, the screen bulges more!
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14rhb over 5 years ago in reply to shabaz

It's a "feature" to help disperse spilt coffee.
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mudz over 5 years ago in reply to shabaz

shabaz Kindly, open the damn laptop and remove any dust garbage blocking all of the vents. Also remove processor heatsink, clean both surfaces (processor & heatsink) & re-apply a good quality expensive thermal paste. It will do if you already haven't done that.
Same thing I suggest for ipv1. One more thing as suggested by tariq.ahmad try larger heatsink and fan. If you got any spare cpu fan( heatsink too, use seperate power supply) might help you, or try liquid cooler. Liquid cooler will help if you have limited space. Also, a lot more efficient in cooling.

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shabaz over 5 years ago in reply to mudz

Easier said than done.. It's glued shut, there's no screws. I'm fairly sure the Lithium cells are bulging, so it needs to go back to the store (fortunately in the UK there is by default a 6-year warranty period for products - provided I can show (i.e. the burden of proof is on me) that it was an 'inherent fault', which is easy to do in this particular situation.
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