Thermal Kit Installation Intro

The Thermal Kit for CompactRIO Single Board Controller with DAQmx is a heat spreader accessory used to improve the thermal performance of your sbRIO system by removing heat from the components that may limit the maximum operating temperature of the device.

Table 1. Thermal Kit Compatability
Digital I/O Models Multifunction I/O Models
sbRIO-9603 sbRIO-9628
sbRIO-9608 sbRIO-9629
sbRIO-9609 sbRIO-9638
Figure 1. Thermal Kit Contents

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  1. Heat spreader (x1)
  2. M3x8 mm pan head screw (x7)
  3. M3x18 mm standoff, 4.5 mm hex (x2)
  4. M3x16 mm standoff, 4.5 mm hex (x5)
  5. Main thermal pad (x1)
  6. Supplemental FPGA thermal pad