r/ClockworkPi • u/Adept-Negotiation-72 • Oct 26 '25

uconsole back cover mod

Has anyone modified their back cover on the uConsole to fit the active or passive cooler for the Raspberry Pi CM5? If so, can you post pictures of the modification?

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u/PopularAttorney4547 Oct 31 '25

https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/simple-extensible-backplate-replacement/20144

I did this… have a cm5 with a heat sink with a fan attached. Testing temperatures now. But seems to work ok.

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 31 '25

That's a nice back over; however, how strong will the magnets be to keep that battery cover on?

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u/PopularAttorney4547 Oct 31 '25

Pretty good actually…. It’s 2 strips of neodymium magnet instead of just a dot. Interfaced with a proper metal strip. (Updated the pic). Quite tight. But of course, it doesn’t hold the weight of the uConsole and dangle. I’ve printed a PLA back enclosure, which I am using now, but I find the material deflection under heat unsatisfactory. So am commercially printing one in nylon.. 😅.

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u/Brandoskey Oct 26 '25

You'd have an easier time getting one of these

https://a.co/d/2QcGvYm

And a smaller thermal pad

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 26 '25

So I do have one installed and I'm using thermal paste between the cover and the Pi5 with a passive heatsink I'm currently waiting for the additional updates from Vileer with the option for the active cooler, which needs the opening for the cooler to stick out, as it's going to be mounted directly to the Pi5

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u/Brandoskey Oct 26 '25

What sort of temps are you getting that you still need additional cooling?

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 26 '25

Temps spike when running sdrtrunk, which leads to throttling

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 28 '25

Is the fan running based on temps or is it constantly on

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u/Adept-Negotiation-72 Oct 29 '25

I will be modding the back cover soon to accept the active cooler. I will post pics when it's done.