Heatsink grease
mrvette
mrvette at bellsouth.net
Wed Aug 19 12:00:21 GMT 1998
YES, the compound you need is FAN a generous application of fan will
cure most inadequate heat sink problems, fan is a common cure found at most
radio shack's.....:-))) GENE
TBK wrote:
>
> Seems to me, nothing would have the lowest thermal resistance.
>
> TK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Conlon <synchris at ricochet.net>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:24 PM
> Subject: RE: Heatsink grease
>
> >Apologies for the vaguely-efi content,
> >
> >There are several greases designed to increase heat flow between (say)
> >a transistor and a heatsink; are there compounds to increase heat flow
> >between a heat sink and air? I know you can paint it black, but I'm
> >talking about convective heat flow, not radiative.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Chris C.
> >
> >
TBK wrote:
>
> Seems to me, nothing would have the lowest thermal resistance.
>
> TK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Conlon <synchris at ricochet.net>
> To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:24 PM
> Subject: RE: Heatsink grease
>
> >Apologies for the vaguely-efi content,
> >
> >There are several greases designed to increase heat flow between (say)
> >a transistor and a heatsink; are there compounds to increase heat flow
> >between a heat sink and air? I know you can paint it black, but I'm
> >talking about convective heat flow, not radiative.
> >
> > TIA,
> > Chris C.
> >
> >
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