It reduces the risk of hardware failure due to overheating.
The fins increase the area of the board and thus provide for greater heat transfer.
These pure aluminum heat sinks include adhesive thermal tape for efficient thermal transfer to the heat sink providing additional cooling to the IC.
These heat sinks have profiles which are short enough to fit within standard Raspberry Pi cases.
These heat sinks can be applied in other devices such as the BeagleBone to cool processor, regulators, etc.

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Package Dimensions
Width : 6 inch
Height : 0.3 inch
Length : 8 inch

Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounce (View shipping rates and policies)

ASIN : B00REFET24