Been doing a little work on the A5-V11 to get it to fit inside the Slims and use the RF shield as a heat sink. This little board lets the caps be inverted, and it also has a spot for the MAX809TTR supervisor so it can be laid down and soldered in cleanly. I have a prototype on order from OSH Park, so I might see it in a month or so, lol. Of course, it’ll be 0.8mm thick, which should be thin enough. Once it’s proven, I’ll get flexes made.
There are a couple good spots where I think I can get the A5-V11 to fit nicely alongside the other mods. Pics are attached of one possible spot. Again, the idea is to use the RF shield as a heat sink. The other spot is behind the controller port beside the fan. It’s the preferred spot, but it won’t fit in all Slims.
The copper plates are laser cut and soldered to the board to hold it to the aluminum mounting plate. Eventually, I’d like to mount it directly to the heat shield and add an antenna. I mean, it’s totally encased in metal, lol. I saw someone mention that antennas can be added to these, so that’s something I want to look into.
This is still very much in the works and not finished yet. Just felt like sharing what I’ve got cooking in the kitchen.
I’d really like to see the A5-V11 fit inside the Slim and get the firmware set up with a nice web UI for switching modes. Once I get it all figured out, I hope to write it up as a nice DIY weekend mod. Not entry-level, but probably more moderate to difficult, lol.
I bought a bunch of these boards, so I’d like to see them internally installed in a few builds.
