<div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Volker Kuhlmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:list0570@paradise.net.nz" target="_blank">list0570@paradise.net.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="gmail-">> A thin layer of epoxy?<br>
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</span>I'd expect the heat transfer to be particularly bad with that.<br></blockquote><div><br><div>Heat resistance is proportional to the thickness of the material.<br><br></div>Very thinepoxy should be Ok.<br></div><div>Experiment, experiment...<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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> Jaycar has double sides tape stuff specifically designed for gluing on<br>
> heatsinks it works well.<br>
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</span>OK thanks, I'll have a look.<br>
Is its heat transfer rate comparable to silicone paste?<br>
Does it stay sticky when hot?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It is about 0.5mm thick. Sticks really well. I did some tests where it kept a heatsink stuck to a chip at well over 100C.<br><br><a href="https://www.jaycar.co.nz/thermal-transfer-tape-100x100x0-5mm-pk-2/p/NM2790">https://www.jaycar.co.nz/thermal-transfer-tape-100x100x0-5mm-pk-2/p/NM2790</a><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Cheers,<br>
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Volker<br>
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