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Grogster

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Posted: 09:27pm 01 Jan 2018

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....and there you have it.

I WAS tempted to get one, but then I read some negative reviews and things like it will only run their version of Linux(cos of different hardware to the standard Pi), and THAT was buggy as hell too, so.....

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

JohnS
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Posted: 09:58pm 01 Jan 2018

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They run all sorts of Linux e.g. armbian https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi/
(you can of course build your own should you wish to).

I don't see why some fail but were they being overclocked perhaps and needed a heat sink (as the RPi can).

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Posted: 10:16am 02 Jan 2018

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Two were being used as media servers for the tv (one after the other failed), the third was connected to the batterys in my van so I could monitor them (and also was my alarm system if anyone broke in as its in storage atm)

Quazee137

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Posted: 11:51am 03 Jan 2018

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The two Orange Pi's I've seen was hot hot hot. Even with a big heat sink.
And yes they where over clocked.

The Banana Pi had a Peltier cooling system. With the 2nd wafer
in a cup of water.

Grogster

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Posted: 10:21pm 03 Jan 2018

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....and I know I am repeating myself, but: "Heat is an electronic killer."

I have NEVER had a Pi fail on me yet. I do add the little Pi heatsink kits to mine, and when the Pi is working hard playing HD video or something, they do get hot to the touch, but not REALLY hot. My laser temp thing said the heatsink was about 60'C. The die would be hotter then that, naturally, but the Pi I have been using for my mediaplayer has been in service 24/7 for years and is still going fine.

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

JohnS
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Posted: 11:35pm 03 Jan 2018

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Exactly: heat is a killer.

Don't overclock without being VERY careful to avoid heat. Better: just don't overclock.

And if it's hot, fit a heat sink and/or underclock.

No wonder boards fail.

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Boppa
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Posted: 02:32am 04 Jan 2018

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None of mine were overclocked afaik- the two media server ones were supplied as fully functional and preset up so really just plug and play
The one in the van was just connected to the parks wifi and had a breakout board on it to act as a battery monitoring setup for the vans batterys and as an alarm system should someone try and break in

JohnS
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Posted: 07:44am 04 Jan 2018

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The default for the cheap-end boards tends to be that a heat sink is needed (but NOT fitted) and ALSO the max clock or beyond.

It is not proper development but all they want is sales.

Commonly they run the RAM beyond its rated speed too.

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Posted: 01:28pm 04 Jan 2018

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Wouldnt surprise me, all 3 were just elcheapo orange pi's, my mate has a rasberry pi he has been using as a media server for over a year with no issues at all
(at the time I bought them, you had to wait weeks to get a raspberry pi, and I got the 3 orange pi's for the same price as the one raspberry pi)

and now I'm hungry for pie....

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