On Tuesday 03 May 2005 16:33, Peter B Van Campen wrote:
On Tuesday 03 May 2005 14:45, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Friday 2005-04-29 at 16:08 -0600, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
That's what he just told him - apply some thermal grease between the
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between the two substances (fills in all the little holes), and hardens from the heat. Hardly a grease.
The thermal compound that was normally used in electronics, even before processors needed heatsinks, was called "silicon grease", and most certainly stayed as a grease even years after applying it to transistors heatsinks and such. I must have a tube of it somewhere.
That's probably why modern compounds are still named "grease", even if they aren't.
Right on Carlos! Thermal compound is usually a 'doped' up silicone grease. The most common dopant is Zinc-oxide powder. <snip>
And zinc oxide paste. You buy it in the drugstore. Your mon used to smear this white paste on your nose to keep it from getting sunburned. Works fine - Have used it for years. Bob S.