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Actually I think I made a mistake. The thermal conductivity of Mylar at 300K is 0.0008W/cmK. So for a TO-247 which has optimistically 5cm^2 of surface area, and a film thickness of 0.5mil (why make it thicker than needed?),

1/(0.0008*5/.00127)=0.3175C/W

That is assuming the metallization is not on the transistor side.

For them to work well though the transistor and the heatsink has to be flatter than 0.0005" across it's surface to achieve flush contact with the film without crushed spots with reduced breakdown voltage. So maybe not really practical, especially not without grease.
 

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Pardon the near-on-topic post, but I just saw this "Coaxial Speaker!"

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I have an old Makita power drill. The cooling fan broke and the variable speed is stuck at high. I took the controller apart and the sliding resistive element is missing. I don't know if it's possible to replace it with something or what resistance it would need to be but I believe I found the applicable patent:

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Makita 6406 3/8" Variable Speed Reversible Drill Parts | Tool Parts Direct

Maybe I could cut up a linear potentiometer?

The capacitor is 47nF and the SCR is marked 35-275.
 
Fun at work....Ready for final sanding and finish.
 

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