Simple Raspberry Pi Cooling Fan

This is the simplest way i have found to attach a cooling fan to my raspberry pi.

All it takes is 3 zipties and 3 minutes.

It's very straigtforward, yet i hadn't seen this method anywhere else, so i thought it was worth mentionning.

- Raspberry Pi

- Heatsink

- 5V fan

- 3x ZipTies

- Pliers

Don't tighten it just yet.

take your time, it's easier said than done ;)

Assistance of a pair of pliers might be needed. Don't unstick your heatsink.

These zipties don't need to be tigth. they should be rigid enought to keep the fan in place.

Cissors work as well.

You can use the GND and 5V plug directly on the GPIO, fan will start when your Pi is powered.

If you want the fan to be quieter, you can power it with 3.3V directly from the GPIO.

You may need to solder new connectors, but if the noise is a concern, its works great.