GVP ACCELERATOR / SCSI card: CPU RUNNING HOT!!!

[tone007]

I've never had an 030 that would actually cause a burn if I touched it (even while playing MP3s,) but I suppose the type of chip (surface mount) doesn't have as much built-in heatsink as the larger socketed chips do.  A heatsink couldn't hurt, though I'm not up on what adhesive to use for best heat transferrence.

[tone007]

I imagine he's talking Fahrenheit, which is still used here in the US.

Works out to about 51°C.

 THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!

 The typical CPU heat is around the 50°C range, even in very heavy software load. Check the +5V line. Undervoltages are a common cause to malfunction, too.

 The +5V rail must be in the 4.85 to 5.25V range and steady (no variation).

 Other than that you must replace the Amiga PSU or it will die in a very near future. Also replace electrolytic capacitors in the accelerator board and motherboard.

 Dry capacitors will decrease the necessary capacitance required to filter electrical noise and make semiconductor chips to overheat, too.