Effective CM5 Cooling Solution

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2 layers of this thermal tape on the CM5 SOC:

Amazon.com: ARCTIC TP-3: Premium Performance Thermal Pad, 100 x 100 x 0.5 mm...

Attach one of these heatsinks using 1” wide double sided thermal tape:

Amazon.com: Easycargo 100mm Heatsink Aluminium Radiator Cooler Heat sink for...

Drops temps on average ~10C. I was at ~60C under load and now I’m at low 40’s at idle and ~51C under load.

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Fixed my CM5 overheating problem with a riser and a thin thermal pad

We all know that the uconsole dissipates heat from the back of the handheld by going through a super thick thermal pad. I knew that the thermal pad was a bad idea but didn’t know how much (or how to solve it.) I found a device called a “CM4 Adapter, Interface Protection Adapter Board for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Lite/eMMC, Physical Protection for Frequent Plugging and Unplugging of CM4 Socket” (that’s the listing name on amazon) or " Protection Adapter Board for Raspberry Pi CM4, for frequ…

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Saw that, wanted to start a separate thread for those who choose not to go with the internal riser. This keeps the back shell of the uconsole cooler as well and more comfortable to hold due to the external heatsink.