jafahulo Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just a warning to all out there.. Don't leave your bb plugged in for too long. I left mine plugged into my laptop, and when I got back from lunch my bash bunny had shut off and the case has bubbled/warped in a spot, giving off a burnt plastic scent. The metal for the usb port would've burned me had I continued touching it. I'll report if it still works when I plug it in a few hours after it's cooled down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Alight, it looks like it still works, but still.. this has a serious heat management issue. I'm starting to wish there were small vents cut in at obscure places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoSHMagiC0de Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I wondered what would happen if it stayed plugged in too long. I noticed it gets warn really fast when I have it plugged in. I also noticed some off the videos of it exposed and it has a heat sink on but would need air flow (vents like you mentioned) for the heat sink to serve any purpose but I guess it would buy you some time. Thanks for the warning. Confirms my suspicions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang_Shadow Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 The black casing doesn't help make matters better, it just absorbs the heat from outside sources making it even warmer inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwill Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Violation of CoC Edited October 8, 2017 by illwill Violation of CoC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I accidentally left mine plugged in for 8hrs last night and unplugged it this morning and it was warm but not melted by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 huh.. that's nice. my case started warping, and the bb had shut off. I'm glad it's not happening to the vast majority of you guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 what switch was it on @jafahulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, b0N3z said: what switch was it on @jafahulo Arming. I'm starting to wonder if it was heat coming from the laptop... I mean, I seem to be the only one who's case has actually melted. Edited April 12, 2017 by jafahulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 So mine was plugged into a 3 foot usb extension cable because my pc is not very easy to get to. so that might make a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 minute ago, b0N3z said: So mine was plugged into a 3 foot usb extension cable because my pc is not very easy to get to. so that might make a difference hmm, probably. Mine was plugged directly in to the port on the laptop. That suggests that the heat that's melting the bb is coming from the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang_Shadow Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 plug it into a port not next to the heat vent on the laptop, or use the extender that came with the BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Or the combo of both together the bunny heat and the laptop heat was enough to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, b0N3z said: Or the combo of both together the bunny heat and the laptop heat was enough to do it. Yeah, definetly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, Fang_Shadow said: plug it into a port not next to the heat vent on the laptop, or use the extender that came with the BB. That is a good thing to do, and I totally recommend it. Unfortunately, my bb was not near the heat vent. I probably should be using the extender though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DataHead Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I had drilled a few little holes on the vertical USB side of the casing. It stays a bit cooler. It still heats up a fair amount but nothing at all like before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-ee Jones Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I've left mine in for a while day in Arming mode, and once for a few hours while serving a webserver for my work. Hasn't overheated. Gets warm but doesn't melt. Mind you, since the 1.1 update the payloads have a timeout and therefore since they do not do anything they cannot overheat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biocow Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Left mine plugged into a tower over night. Was warm but no melting or damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0N3z Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 If you watch the video before 1.1 was released. @Sebkinne has one without the case on it and has what looks like rpi heatsinks on the processor and mabye something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, b0N3z said: If you watch the video before 1.1 was released. @Sebkinne has one without the case on it and has what looks like rpi heatsinks on the processor and mabye something else. Yeah, I've opened mine up so that I can drill holes in the case, and there's a heat spreading gel in there. no heat sink though.. Edited April 15, 2017 by jafahulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The Bash Bunny should not overheat under normal conditions. The Bash Bunny has a some heat dispersing gel on some of the chips, a heatsink is not required (the units in seen in the video are pre-production units to which I badly soldered some serial leads). There should be no need to drill holes in the case. I have also made this PSA before, but putting the Bash Bunny into a new case can be risky because of the high heat. 3D printing for example is probably not a good idea as that will most likely melt or warp under normal operating temperature. Saying that, if your Bash Bunny melted, that's probably due to a hardware defect and it should be exchanged (https://hakshop.com/contact). We'll of course replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Stevens Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Mine doesn't get hot. 46°C / 115°F just booted in arming mode: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafahulo Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Sebkinne said: The Bash Bunny should not overheat under normal conditions. The Bash Bunny has a some heat dispersing gel on some of the chips, a heatsink is not required (the units in seen in the video are pre-production units to which I badly soldered some serial leads). There should be no need to drill holes in the case. I have also made this PSA before, but putting the Bash Bunny into a new case can be risky because of the high heat. 3D printing for example is probably not a good idea as that will most likely melt or warp under normal operating temperature. Saying that, if your Bash Bunny melted, that's probably due to a hardware defect and it should be exchanged (https://hakshop.com/contact). We'll of course replace them. awesome, thanks! I submitted a request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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