On 27/08/2020 14:08, A. Dumas wrote:
> druck  wrote:
>> I had to remove the fanshim because the tiny fans kept failing, which is
>> a shame as I liked the temperature dependent colour LED, and contributed
>> an enhancement to the code on github.
>>
>> If I set the fanshim up to go on and off at approximately 25% duty cycle
>> it would maintain an average of 55C idle, if on continuously then around
>> 45C idle. I preferred having it on all the time for the lower
>> temperatures, and in the end the fans lasted about 3-4 months regardless
>> of the usage pattern. I've not heard anyone else have issues, so god
>> knows why mine don't last.
>
> It's a cheap thing (if not quite by monetary value), probably not built to
> last. I guess most people don't use it continuously, because a) they turn
> off their Pi but also b) the default setting of the fanshim software, like
> you say, is to have it go on and off.

It's a shame as I've got other cheap 30mm fans which are far more
reliable, but they are the square 4 hole ones, and wont fit on the
fanship/pibow case which needs the round 2 hole one.

---druck

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