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- From: isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account)
- Subject: Re: 25MHz IIsi and my engineering friend
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.190556.8557@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <1992Nov15.121708.24693@news.acns.nwu.edu> <STRANGE.92Nov15114832@squeeze.dec.com> <1992Nov16.163015.1763@udel.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 19:05:55 EST
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- In article <1992Nov16.163015.1763@udel.edu> bower@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Tyson Bower) writes:
- >A question which, to the best of my knowledge, no one has addressed yet.
- >
- >Assuming that running your IIsi CPU harder than it was originally
- >designed to go, and this extra power is being consumed, won't this
- >decrease the expected lifespan of your machine?
- >Does anybody have any idea as to the long-range consequences of this
- >"upgrade"? I'm simply concerned that I may burn out my CPU sooner
- >than is necessary.
-
- Y' know, you're right.. it could be the traces in the board for power
- supplies might not be able to handle the increased power drain..
- and since the increased heat would make the trace resistance greater,
- they'll be more voltrage drop, and the CPU will draw still more amperage,
- to keep running, thus causing more trace resistance. It COULD start a
- never-ending cycle, which would end up by possible frying the chip or
- power supply. Either of those would be bad, but the worst-case would
- be if thecopper traces coudn't handle it.. This IS a multi-layer board,
- isn't it?? The power traces are probably internal, so they don't dissipate
- heat, huh? Anyone know??? ANy way, if enough heat built up, the
- traces could expand, flexing the board and causing minute cracks in
- internal layers. This would need a whole new board, not just a chip
- or power supply....
- I wonder if Apple thought of that and laid it out in such a way that
- increased current flow would also generate magnetic effects in unclosed
- loops so the board would be forced back down, to conteract thermal
- epansion....
-
-
- um... a heat sink should do quite well in keeping long-term problems
- from "Burning Up" your CPU....
-
- Mike Schechter
- Senior Systems Engineer
-