The temperature would keep rising, so I turned it off. I do have heatsinks and the Raspberry Pi is in a case which left me wondering,
is there an easy way to cool down my Raspberry Pi? If you could help me that would be brilliant!

Nic06 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:19 pmI use my Raspberry Pi 3B for Pi-hole, and I notices that my Pi went from about 40 Degrees C to 68 Degrees C within 10-15 minutes.
The temperature would keep rising, so I turned it off. I do have heatsinks and the Raspberry Pi is in a case which left me wondering,
is there an easy way to cool down my Raspberry Pi? If you could help me that would be brilliant!![]()
Nic06 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:19 pmI use my Raspberry Pi 3B for Pi-hole, and I notices that my Pi went from about 40 Degrees C to 68 Degrees C within 10-15 minutes.
The temperature would keep rising, so I turned it off. I do have heatsinks and the Raspberry Pi is in a case which left me wondering,
is there an easy way to cool down my Raspberry Pi? If you could help me that would be brilliant!![]()
A Pi (any model) without any sort of cooling will not fail through 'overheating'. It will simple throttle itself to cool itself down if it get too hot. This mean that cooling solutions are not 'critical'.
Is this the same PI you had problems with when you fitted a HAT previously ?
Yes, it is the same Pi that I had issues with before. I'll see if I can get a new sd card and leave it to idle, though earlier I removed the Pi from the case and it cooled down a lot. But I will try that, if the Pi is still overheating, what do you suggest I do?hippy wrote:Is this the same PI you had problems with when you fitted a HAT previously ?
One of the signs of a damaged Pi is over-heating so it would probably be a good idea to boot a new SD Card with Raspbian, leave it to idle, and monitor what the temperature does.
I will have a look at Flirc cases when I get the opportunity to as they look pretty good!HawaiianPi wrote: Most of my Pi 3B(+) computers are in Flirc cases. The aluminum alloy Flirc case acts as a huge heatsink, keeping the Pi3 cool without the additional power requirements, noise or dust associated with fans.
So those are my cooling solutions. For something like a PiHole, I'd recommend a Flirc case.
If you want convenient access to all the GPIO connections in a Pi 3 or 4 kept in a Flirc case, you can use a 40-connector flat cable permanently plugged in to the GPIO connector and threaded out through the long thin space provided in the base of the case. A couple of cautions are in order:HawaiianPi wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:27 pmThe Flirc Gen2 is made specifically for the Pi 3B and 3B+ models, and it has an internal post to transfer heat away from the SoC.
It has 2 thermal interface pads, a thin one for the 3B+ model (and newer 3B with 2837B0 SoC), and a thicker one for the older 3B.
There is a slot on the bottom of the Flirc case to pass wires out, but if you need frequent access to the GPIO pins, the Flirc is inconvenient (you need to remove the Pi from the case to make changes to GPIO connections). The Flirc also won't allow the use of a HAT.