My Quark Heatsink

[neweuser]

So if you want to change heat sinks cux it ain't working well, you're screwed. But when you have it set to what you need, then use the adhesive....that's my plan anyways, and my 8 cents...


Yes that's normal, i've had mine laying around without a heat on it and it has not even come close to dry! But that's compound, not epoxy or adhesive.

compound is not a glue type, it's compound, so it won't dry really.

[phidailo]

thanks for clearing it up. I will give it a try to see how well it works before sticking it permanently or maybe mike should have his heatsinks to offer by then

[BrianG]

The AS adhesive is what I use too. It works well too because the heatsink is the same temp (or close) as the ESC. You do have to make sure it's where you want though since it's permanent.

With regular thermal compound you have to be a little careful. For one thing it is oily and tends to attract dust and dirt. Then, if it moves around (which it will unless you have it SOLIDLY mounted), the dirt and stuff will add more small scratches to the surfaces and also reduce the thermal conductivity. Also, after a while, some thermal compounds (like the generic goop at Radioshack), will dry out and not be as effective.