Advice on offbeat use for AppleTV 4K (A1842)

Hi Dan,

Actually, it’s more for my intended use when flying my drone out in the field. If I can do with just the logic board, that would save me a lot of weight when I’m in the field with a client. I plan on heatshrink wrapping it (for protection) and sodering a 2.1mm female power jack, which I can then plug in my 12v battery/powerbank. This entire contraption would be packed safely in a fanny pack. The only thing exposed would be the cable going to my Epson Moverio BT-40 Smart Glasses which I would have the client wear, so he/she can view what the drone’s camera is seeing via Peer-to-Peer adhoc AirPlay.

As far as heat, my Moverio smartglasses only output a maximum resolution of 1080p @ 60Hz, which won’t be taxing the ATV4K’s processor, so I don’t think it would heat up much, but maybe I’m wrong. I could attach a slim passive heatsink then heatshrink wrap.

@gpaint - The heat is from the Apple TV unit and its processing load.

I would setup an air cell with some thermal couplers so you can monitor the Apple TV unit factory sealed. You'er trying to measure the BTU's as well as the fans CFM values because winging it is not very safe here given you have this all in a fanny pack.