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Title: Affixing Heatsinks with Thermal Paste/Adhesive? Post by: CCCrypto on January 17, 2014, 07:13:20 PM The copper heatsinks I have did not come with thermal adhesive/tape on them. I have Artic Silver thermal paste and thermal adhesive, so I was wondering if I could affix the heatsinks to the back of the H-board using that.
My concern is that when I look at the back of the H-board, I can see the tiny soldering connections on the back of the chip. Since the paste is minimally conductive, does that mean if I affix the heatsinks using it, I'll short the connections? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm very new to electrical engineering. Thanks very much. Title: Re: Affixing Heatsinks with Thermal Paste/Adhesive? Post by: Gazza1 on January 17, 2014, 11:20:14 PM I think your concern is valid
Lets see a pic, maybe you can get some smaller heatsinks Title: Re: Affixing Heatsinks with Thermal Paste/Adhesive? Post by: CCCrypto on January 17, 2014, 11:36:21 PM Working on getting a pic. Sorry for the delay.
Just out of curiosity, why doesn't thermal tape have the same effect? EDIT: Seems like the thermal paste won't be an issue: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=287590.msg4584574#msg4584574 |