your local radio shack or computer shop should have some heat sink compound. the chepa generic white stuff is fine. clean both the plate and the module, and put a paper thin coat on. the edge of a credit card is good for that, you don;t need much. the little pinch tubes they sell is more than enough
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88GTNeverfinished Member
Posts: 1809 From: Pleasanton, CA Registered: Feb 2003
I know that dilectic grease is not what should be used...
Why not..? that's what it's for... whether it be the white or clear..it's all the same....... the new modules come with the either the clear or white..... It's the heat transfer properties that you are looking for.....
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chrishahn87 Member
Posts: 1584 From: East Berlin, Pa - USA Registered: Dec 2004
Why not..? that's what it's for... whether it be the white or clear..it's all the same....... the new modules come with the either the clear or white..... It's the heat transfer properties that you are looking for.....
I read on here before that you should not use dilectic grease because it breaks down faster and turns into powder faster.
I can use that just as easily, becuase I actually have a tube and dont have to run to radio shack.
IS there a difference between dilectic and ign. mod. heat sync?
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kyote Member
Posts: 1232 From: Germantown, Wisconsin - Metro Milwaukee Area Registered: Sep 2001
Dielectric is supposed to be electrically non-conductive. It's not designed to transfer heat as heat sink compound is. Use the compound. Your module will last longer
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Dennis LaGrua Member
Posts: 15761 From: Hillsborough, NJ U.S.A. Registered: May 2000
Just be sure to use lots of grease below the module before installing it. The grease is the glue that allows the transfer of heat between the module and the heat sink plate. Dielectric grease of any variety should work fine.
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Just be sure to use lots of grease below the module before installing it. The grease is the glue that allows the transfer of heat between the module and the heat sink plate. Dielectric grease of any variety should work fine.
Dennis, This is absolutly incorrect. Dielectric grease is used to prevent corosion. Heat sink compound is designed to promote the exchange of heat. You DO NOT WANT DIELECTRIC GREASE, you want to use the heat sink compound found at radioshack for $2.
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p8ntman442 Member
Posts: 1747 From: portsmouth RI Registered: Sep 2003
Originally posted by p8ntman442: Dennis, This is absolutly incorrect. Dielectric grease is used to prevent corosion. Heat sink compound is designed to promote the exchange of heat. You DO NOT WANT DIELECTRIC GREASE, you want to use the heat sink compound found at radioshack for $2.
Yes I forgot to refer to it as heat sink silicone grease. Heat sink grease compound is a type of dielectric grease as it is not electrically conductive. It will also prevent corosion but its purose is to keep the module functional. Have 1000's of miles doing it this way and have never again needed to replace a module.
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