Weird.
The CPU getting warm is definitely not normal though. That definitely indicates a problem or a short. It might not make much difference, but at the very least it means that your standby time won’t be as good as it should be.
Oh yeah, shouldn’t get warm at all? I could tape a thermocouple to it and see how hot it is getting.
Edit: Ok, so I did just that.
Cold saber, not on:
After being on for 10 minutes, cycling through fonts, doing clashes, playing audio track (but not moving the saber):
Max temp after a few more minutes, mix of idling for a few minutes, and a few minutes of clashes and lockups on the most ‘intensive’ font I have installed:
So, not really that hot. It is interesting watching the temp jump with more ‘intense’ fonts. Makes sense though.
I’m going to assume those temps were not ok? The board has since gone back to crackly and messed up. I just ordered a replacement board.
The CPU warming up is not normal, but sometimes it happens and everything still works.