[PLUG] does this thing need a heatsink???

Rodney W. Grimes freebsd at gndrsh.dnsmgr.net
Thu Aug 8 22:39:29 UTC 2019


> I just ordered a few of these: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy40.html
> 
> It has a 600MHz microcontroller. What is the world coming to?

>From the page:
When running at 600 MHz, Teensy 4.0 consumes approximately 100 mA current. 

3.3V * 0.100A == .330W  Thats less than a 1/2w resistor, and the
size of that package is much larger, so no, you do not need a
heat sink.

I doubt the thing even gets warm!
-- 
Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org



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