I appreciate the body of the EISY is a heatsink but what is considered the "normal" surface temperature of EISY.  Mine is almost uncomfortable to pick up and a quick measure shows it at about 45C.  It is only running the standard UDI packages of Insteon plus a few Poly's - nothing extra.

Just concerned that running hot 24/7 will affect lifespan.

Hi Sparks,

Almost uncomfortable might be normal depending on what the processes are doing. When it becomes really uncomfortable, then you do need to worry.

With kind regards,
Michel

I appreciate the body of the EISY is a heatsink but what is considered the "normal" surface temperature of EISY.  Mine is almost uncomfortable to pick up and a quick measure shows it at about 45C.  It is only running the standard UDI packages of Insteon plus a few Poly's - nothing extra.
Just concerned that running hot 24/7 will affect lifespan.

Put some ventilation spacers underneath or stand it vertically by some means.

Spacers can be short pipe slices or hex nuts.

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You can search for MELE Quieter 3C and find some stuff like this:

FanlessTech: Fixing the MeLE Quieter cooling

I have a MeLE 3C running Ubuntu 24/7/375

Keep in mind the finned top is actually plastic, not aluminum.   Make sure it is well ventilated on all sides. 

 

 

root@mele-ud22:~# sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0:  +47.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 0:        +41.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 1:        +41.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 2:        +41.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)
Core 3:        +41.0°C  (high = +105.0°C, crit = +105.0°C)

acpitz-acpi-0
Adapter: ACPI interface
temp1:        +27.8°C  (crit = +119.0°C)

nvme-pci-0200
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite:    +39.9°C  (low  =  -0.1°C, high = +84.8°C)
                       (crit = +94.8°C)
Sensor 1:     +40.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°C)
Sensor 2:     +46.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°C)
Sensor 8:     +40.9°C  (low  = -273.1°C, high = +65261.8°

 

I use my eisy for development including the compilation of the whole OS, run eclipse, and chrome, and vscode ... although hot, it never reaches the point of not being able to touch it. As long as the top is ventilated, I wouldn't worry about it.

With kind regards,
Michel

Thanks for the feedback folks.  It hasn't reached egg frying temperature so I guess running warm is normal.