I was curious if anyone has used Artic silver 5 to bed the ignition control module instead of die electric grease or whatever the compound is that they send with it when you buy a new one? I am curious as I just picked up a spare dizzy from the bone yard for emergency road side repair if it ever fails. To make it a fast repair if needed I would just pull out the module and toss it in on the roadside.
So on the roadside I would need to redo the bedding compound and well I have this arctic silver sitting here I will never need again and I was thinking of just tossing it in the trunk with the dizzy since I already have it.

Same basic stuff? should work right its a thermal compound?

Dielectric isn't thermal compound. As far as using arctic silver: I've found the traditional white thermal compound seems to last longer than high-performance thermal compounds? I usually get 2 years to a computer heatsink thermal compound. Unlike computers it doesn't seem to be nearly as critical how well it cools as long as it conducts heat to the distributor body? That said, it probably should be cleaned and changed every 5 years or so?

Yes. It has the same heat transfer efficiency as normal heat sink grease. Just three times time price because it is mostly silver.

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quote Originally posted by hercimer01: Yes. It has the same heat transfer efficiency as normal heat sink grease. Just three times time price because it is mostly silver.

OK sounds good, I just was curious since I had the arctic silver laying around from rebuilding the kids X-box. I have 3/4 of the syringe of it left so I guess I prob have a lifetime supply of it!

Owl **** thermal compound is dependable stuff, I have found it under transistors after 50 years in aircraft use, still doing its job...
The silver stuff doesn't have a history yet.

For most things I recommend normal White formula. Very Cheap and Performance is good. Get a tube/jar from Digikey etc. Example Digi-Key Part # 345-1007-ND 2 oz Jar for $9.92

quote Originally posted by crashyoung: The silver stuff doesn't have a history yet.

More importance... Most "Silver" is really Aluminum. Why the Fraud? Do the Math. Cost to make it? Almost nothing to very little. Retail Price? $3-12 for 1-4 Grams.

1 oz = 28.3495 g

~8 3.5 gram tubes to = 1 oz of arctic silver 5 is $80 (9.95 current at Newegg)

arctic silver 3 uses Silver (Discontinued)
arctic silver 5 uses some Silver w/ Al Oxide and Zinc Oxide (Current product)
(both uses Boron Nitride too. Source: Arctic Silver, Inc. MSDS.)

This show how using too much can hurt grease performance plus you wast allot... (CPU but applies to anything.)What is the Best Way to Apply Thermal Grease?

"Best" type Spay oil? Mayo?

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Nice website, that last chart showed the arctic silver 5 in the top 3 it seems to be good stuff. as long as it works I really don't care whats in it after all. "When in Rome" I have it already! so in the trunk in my emergency roadside kit it goes!

[This message has been edited by jetsnvettes2000 (edited 07-01-2012).]