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A project log for 2026 Mobile Compute Station

New cut on an old idea

curtis-soldanoCurtis Soldano • 04/19/2026 at 21:27•0 Comments

I added an active cooling system driven by the on board fan connector. It is a large heat sink that spans a number of the on board chips and has fins and a fan. Somehow I ended up jamming the pins and one got bent out of line so I had to try to straighten it under a microscope which went OK but I am about to do a test. Despite the pin being bent, the fan was still coming on, it just wasn't self modulating, it was just on 100%. We'll see how it goes post repair. I am hoping at a minimum the fan still spins when I test it, stay tuned.

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