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thermal compound - very viscous
Is there any way to make the thermal compound less viscous. The stuff im
using is cooler master premium (grey colour) and it just won't spread TIA Kevin |
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"Kevin" wrote in message t...
Is there any way to make the thermal compound less viscous. The stuff im using is cooler master premium (grey colour) and it just won't spread Happy Hippo's suggestion to use a hair dryer is the best solution, but you can also mix in a tiny bit of compatible oil. With most thermal pastes that would be silicone oil, available where plastic rain gutters are sold (used to lubricate gaskets between sections), but silicone spray will also work (spray it in a cup, not directly on the thermal paste or you'll get too much on it). Non-silicone thermal paste uses ester synthetic oil, but I don't know how you can buy a small quantity for less than what a tube of Radio Shack transistor heatsink grease (actually quite good, silicone based) would cost. |
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"Kevin" wrote in message t...
Is there any way to make the thermal compound less viscous. The stuff im using is cooler master premium (grey colour) and it just won't spread Happy Hippo's suggestion to use a hair dryer is the best solution, but you can also mix in a tiny bit of compatible oil. With most thermal pastes that would be silicone oil, available where plastic rain gutters are sold (used to lubricate gaskets between sections), but silicone spray will also work (spray it in a cup, not directly on the thermal paste or you'll get too much on it). Non-silicone thermal paste uses ester synthetic oil, but I don't know how you can buy a small quantity for less than what a tube of Radio Shack transistor heatsink grease (actually quite good, silicone based) would cost. |
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