bestemor wrote:I have an Intel AN430TX which has the same huge and scorchingly hot metal lump of a cooling block for the mosfet as in the picture. I have tested holding/pressing down a 40mm fan on top of it, and that really helps a LOT!.
Now, there just the matter of how to 'permanently' attach and secure the fan to the block... 😀
I have an AN430TX too, the regulator gets as hot as the TC430HX, not hot enough to leave a mark on my finger like if i touched a soldering iron.
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