DIY Cooling Back Clip for 360Go2 Sports Camera
360Go2 sports camera, compact and convenient, but it has two troublesome issues. Firstly, the battery life is too short, and secondly, the heat dissipation is inadequate. It's difficult to shoot continuously for more than 15 minutes without either running out of battery or overheating.
To address these problems, I've created a cooling and power supply back clip. Here's the process of making six of them in small batches. Five were successful, but one was scrapped due to a processing error.
First, cut out appropriately sized copper-clad boards.
Scan the back of the sports camera.
Print adhesive stickers to obtain precise hole positions and outlines.
Obtain the main board.
Then, I purchased 1.5mm magnets online, but it's important to be cautious and choose the right size from the stores. When drilling holes for the magnets, be careful not to damage the copper-clad board, or you might end up with a situation like the one shown in the following image.
Remove unnecessary copper foil by grinding.
Trim the corresponding copper pieces.
Flatten the copper pieces on an anvil.
Tin plate the copper-clad board.
Solder the copper pieces on one side of the copper-clad board to serve as support for heat dissipation and magnets.
Create U-shaped copper strips for positioning and heat conduction.
Complete the soldering process.
Prepare appropriately sized heat sinks. Place the magnets in the corresponding holes for magnetic attachment.
Secure the heat sinks with thermal conductive silicone adhesive.
Solder the spring terminals and install them in their corresponding positions.
Finally, use photosensitive resin to secure the terminals and wires. This completes the manufacturing process.
You can also try making an additional heat sink with a larger surface area.
This back clip not only allows continued use of the magnetic attachment, but also provides the option to place the camera inside a frame, which is quite convenient. In testing, no overheating issues have been observed.
