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Flex overheating 9 months 1 day ago #61735

imike Topic Author Offline New Member Posts: 1 Thank you received: 0	Hi I received Flex today, I did configured dirac live but the temperature this unit is producing is really confusing . 45 degrees. Can someone tell me if this is normal ? I coundn't find anything online about this problem Attachments:
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Flex overheating 8 months 4 weeks ago #61744

T44ISKN Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 2	Have never measured my Flex, but it does run pretty hot, even when I'm not playing anything.
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Flex overheating 8 months 3 weeks ago #61859

Robspak Offline New Member Posts: 7 Thank you received: 1	Not sure how the case correlates to the DSP processor temperature, but the chip itself is rated for up to 85C
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Flex overheating 8 months 2 weeks ago #61871

denver8me4dinner Offline Platinum Member 3038564518 Posts: 490 Thank you received: 92	Mine gets toasty also must be some power in there!!
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Flex overheating 8 months 2 weeks ago #61886

todd1010 Offline New Member Posts: 2 Thank you received: 0	I just got my Flex the other day and even though I have not measured the temperature yet...this thing gets extremely hot to the touch of my hand/finger. I will come back after checking the temperature. This is my first post here but saw this post at the top of the page and had to share.
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Flex overheating 8 months 1 week ago #61956

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Dear All,

No worries. It's odd but it's indeed on purpose. Instead of keeping the heat dissipated by all the electronics inside the box, we use the "enclosure" as a heatsink to basically "dissipate" that heat. It's a much more efficient way. Same as if we had a large aluminum heatsink.. :-)

Chipsets are grounded/connected in such a way on the PCBA to dissipate it directly to the enclosure.

That's the reasoning. No worries, we've however sent few units to the lab for heat/dust testing and no problem. The electronics is all fine.
It's the metal enclosure that gets hot on the top only.

Hoping this clarifies. :-)

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Flex overheating 8 months 1 week ago #61959

T44ISKN Offline New Member Posts: 6 Thank you received: 2	Thanks DevTeam - that's reassuring! I have been enjoying my Flex now for 3-4 months. Love it - great product!
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