Hello,

 > 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.

May be David Ruck had two problems he did not remark,
static electricity or too much heat when soldering?
Or his RoHS Pi is poisoned by lead (solder ;-).

Henri.

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