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[Schrade]

Originally Posted by Bearly Flying

Nice to know I'm not the only fumble fingered one on here.....

It's looking Great, Keep up the good work.

Thanks there BF; feelin' good about this, but still I have reservations about the 'hesitation', coming off idle.......................

[Schrade]

Anyone know if there's a spec thickness for heat sink paste?

Or if it's only for heat capacity, of the compound?

[mike100]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Anyone know if there's a spec thickness for heat sink paste?

Or if it's only for heat capacity, of the compound?

There may be a spec, but most people apply it with a razor blade or sharp spatula edge etc. At my job, we make various high power inverters and the IGBT transistor and diode packages get the thermal paste applied through a silk screen to the copper heatsink. Use a razor blade edge- the extra just squeezes out of the edges anyhow.

[Z06scentair]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Thanks Mike...

Only had 1 syringe of CPU heatsink pasts; gotta' hit the 'Shack...

Great glad you posted that I was wondering about that white paste....guess I need to go get some as well.

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Anyone know if there's a spec thickness for heat sink paste?

Or if it's only for heat capacity, of the compound?

Schrade, where is this heat sink paste going to be applied? TIA - Steve

[XfireZ51]

Schrade,

Just do about 4 dabs on the IM, then smear it over the mounting area. Just make sure it covers the entire area so there are no hotspots.