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exxos

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Hi all,

I have small heatsink problem where I need to "fill" a small gap with
something heat conductive, I could fill the gap with paste though the gap is
around 1mm and paste might not be a good idea ? is there anything else
which I could fill the hole with paste wise ?

thanks
chris
 
"exxos" <exxos@home.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have small heatsink problem where I need to "fill" a small gap with
something heat conductive, I could fill the gap with paste though the gap
is
around 1mm and paste might not be a good idea ? is there anything else
which I could fill the hole with paste wise ?

thanks
chris


Paste isn't meant to be used like car body filler. Get (or design or make) a
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properly fitting heatsink then use the paste in the normal way.

Ken
 
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:22:48 +0100, "exxos" <exxos@home.co.uk> wrote:

Hi all,

I have small heatsink problem where I need to "fill" a small gap with
something heat conductive, I could fill the gap with paste though the gap is
around 1mm and paste might not be a good idea ? is there anything else
which I could fill the hole with paste wise ?

thanks
chris
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Even the very best silver-filled grease is 1/32nd the thermal
conductivity of Aluminum. See http://www.peltier-info.com/tims.html
An Indium gasket is probably the best you can do. Try to eliminate
the gap.


Steve J. Noll | Ventura California |
| The Used High-Tech Equipment Dealer Directory
| http://www.big-list.com
| The Peltier Device Information Site:
| http://www.peltier-info.com
 
Copper sheet


"exxos" <exxos@home.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4109782e$0$6443$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
Hi all,

I have small heatsink problem where I need to "fill" a small gap with
something heat conductive, I could fill the gap with paste though the gap
is
around 1mm and paste might not be a good idea ? is there anything else
which I could fill the hole with paste wise ?

thanks
chris
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