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Is the heat shield needed on SMS MK1
 Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:18 pm
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I have opened my SMS MK1 and it has no heat shield I will one day do the 50/60 Hz, composite video and audio and eventually the FM mod. Will it be safe for the SMS motherboard/components without the heat shield for long gaming sessions?
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:52 pm
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The metal case is for RF shielding. The only heat related part is the voltage regulator which is a big thing with three legs, that should be attached to something to help avoid overheating. If it’s not hot, then no problem.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:32 pm
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Maxim wrote The metal case is for RF shielding.
are you referring to the heat shield like in the picture I've attached to this message? you can see it covers the whole motherboard this is the part I am missing.
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:54 pm
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This big metal sheet is the RF shielding Maxim talks about
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