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Heatsinks on easycnc board

Discussion in 'Easy CNC Driver Card' started by 66tbird, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. 66tbird

    66tbird Moderator Staff Member

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    I was steaming through the shop at Mach 7 and out of the corner of my eye I see a heatsink sitting on the table :?: So I flip a U-ie and find its the Y heatsink and it had simply fallen off the board :eek: Further inspection indicates a simply double side tape adhesive is what holds it on.

    Well that is not going to work for me. I don't know how close to a ziptie my fix will be, but its leaning in that direction :cool: I'm going to dig out the computer box and see what I have in thermal compound. I'd hate to use old school ArticSilver II, to conductive. Hopefully I've got some cheap paste in the CPU box, but that was a while ago.

    Anyone else have that issue?
     
    66tbird, Dec 22, 2008
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    Well crap I wrote this nice little reply and lost all of it after hitting the send button due to a SQL crash.

    Ill respond back tomorrow.

    Eric
     
    dbtoutfit, Dec 22, 2008
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    Yea mine keep falling off too mostly the y . Put back on with double side tape again I have some real thin stuff.

    E-T
     
    Evil-Tunes, Dec 22, 2008
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  4. kram242

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    Yes mine have fallen off and I just twist them alittle back and forth while pressing in and that seemed to do it so far.
    BTW just make sure the board is off when you do this :)
    Mark
     
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    I had knocked 2 of my heatsinks off, before I was finished building my PP. I narrowed a couple of long tie-wraps and gingerly installed them, end-to-end, around the circuit-board.

    Attached files [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    Anonymous, Jan 3, 2009
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  7. kram242

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    Dorsal, Smart move bro, this is one of those 'why didn't I think of that? '
    Thanks for sharing
    MnT
     
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    Thanks Mark. I'd liked to have come up with a sexy metal clip like they have on the CPU of some motherboards, but the tie-wraps were readily available. :roll:
     
    Anonymous, Jan 3, 2009
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    I see you have not installed a fan on the case yet does it seem to be doing alright?
    Do you still have plans on putting one one there?
    Mark
     
    kram242, Jan 4, 2009
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    Oh, sorry :oops: - Those two were some OLD photos that showed the tiewraps. I have a 3" fan mounted to the outside of the case, blowing out, and it seems to work fine - my heatsinks stay cool as a cucumber. Thanks for asking.
     
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    Good deal, I just thought maybe you put another bottom (container) on for people to see in :)
     
    kram242, Jan 4, 2009
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