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-Terry
William Gilliland wrote in message <3500088c.4217733@news.flash.net>...
>On Wed, 25 Feb 98 13:35:37 GMT, 4ms2u$ms@michaels.demon.co.uk
>(Michael Salem) wrote:
>
>>Re question on how to fix a heatsink to a chip:
>>
>>You can buy special glue to do this. Places to try: Electromail; Maplin.
>>
>>I f I had to do the job, that's what I'd use; if it weren't available I'd
>>follow the superglue + heatsink compound doughnut idea.
>>
>>(By the way, I think of Loctite as a weak adhesive to keep nuts and bolts
>>tight but removable, which is what it was before they started making all
>>sorts of adhesives under their brand. I think the Loctite suggestion
>>probably meant cyanoacrylate superglue.)
>
>Loctite is a weak adhesive for nuts and bolts.  The reason I
>suggested it is that you don't need a strong bond to the chip
>face.  The thermal grease and the heatsink do the work.
>
>If he ever wanted to remove it (ie: it created a short or card
>won't fit with heatsink in a new Mother Board) he could easily
>break the loctite where he might cause a cold solder joint trying
>to rip superglue off.
>
>The reason for the doughnut theory instead of a bead around the
>edge is for the same reason.  If you beaded the outside it would
>be much harder to get back off but with a dot in the center of
>loctite and grease on the outside, even though less efficient,
>would allow prying room to get it off if need be.
>
>Will