- Jul 2, 2018
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Hey everyone. I bought a nvidia shield back when they first launched and loved it but I didn’t have a gaming pc back then so I just watched movies and played android games. But a year or 2 later, my roommate stole it. 2018 now and I have a half decent gaming pc so I bought a used shield off eBay. It’s mostly working but the battery life is much shorter and it seems the SOC thermal sensor is dead(it desplays 0 degrees) and the fan never kicks on. So I’m planing 2 thing
1, upgrade the 18650 cells to 3600mah each
2, connect the fan directly to the main power leads from the battery balance charging circuit and add a small external on/off switch so I can power the fan and not let my shield burn up(or solder to the pcb if I can find a free 5v power rail or testing pads so the fan powers up as the system does)
I’m wondering if anyone has had the thermal sensor issue and if a fix was ever found because that would be better than my idea but if not, any advice or thoughts on what I plan on doing. Thanks and hope to hear your thoughts
1, upgrade the 18650 cells to 3600mah each
2, connect the fan directly to the main power leads from the battery balance charging circuit and add a small external on/off switch so I can power the fan and not let my shield burn up(or solder to the pcb if I can find a free 5v power rail or testing pads so the fan powers up as the system does)
I’m wondering if anyone has had the thermal sensor issue and if a fix was ever found because that would be better than my idea but if not, any advice or thoughts on what I plan on doing. Thanks and hope to hear your thoughts
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