# What is the height of the UbiSwitch module with the Heatsink?

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**Category:** BotBlox Hardware\
**Tags:** ubiswitch\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/what-is-the-height-of-the-ubiswitch-module-with-the-heatsink/258 "2024-07-25T12:58:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![josh\_elijah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.botblox.org/josh_elijah/32/568_2.png) [@josh\_elijah](https://forum.botblox.org/u/josh_elijah)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/what-is-the-height-of-the-ubiswitch-module-with-the-heatsink/258/1 "2024-07-25T12:58:10Z")

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Top of heatsink to bottom of stacking header = 23.215mm

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/botblox1/original/1X/e8da8dc4606041c44ff62375f9516063ed3a8741.jpeg)

Top of heatsink to mounting point of stacking header = 18.855mm

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/botblox1/original/1X/ea68d5ff46d02d6d8b7ce6d98afd61bd48d17c08.jpeg)

Top of heatsink to bottom of module board = 17.251

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/botblox1/original/1X/b9be2db8072c8bf043fc11e2b25b64f802c93f06.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![botblox\_admin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.botblox.org/botblox_admin/32/1_2.png) [@botblox\_admin](https://forum.botblox.org/u/botblox_admin)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/what-is-the-height-of-the-ubiswitch-module-with-the-heatsink/258/2 "2024-08-29T15:51:18Z")

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Ok, but what is the overall height of an UbiSwitch + UbiSwitch Baseboard?

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**Author:** ![josh\_elijah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.botblox.org/josh_elijah/32/568_2.png) [@josh\_elijah](https://forum.botblox.org/u/josh_elijah)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.botblox.org/t/what-is-the-height-of-the-ubiswitch-module-with-the-heatsink/258/3 "2024-08-29T15:52:40Z")

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The whole assembly is 37mm tall with the heatsink, without the heatsink, its 23mm.

You can run the device without the heatsink if you have airflow, or if you can mount the main chip to your chassis