Silpads AND thermal grease

chipco3434 · 14th December 2005, 01:10 PM

Does it make sense to use a small amount of thermal grease with Silpad 400's?

EC8010 · 14th December 2005, 03:49 PM

No. The whole point of such pads is that they are conformal - or, to put it less technically, they squidge into all the crevices. Thermal grease isn't a good heat conductor, but it's better than air, so we use it if we suspect that there might otherwise be air.

chipco3434 · 14th December 2005, 03:56 PM

I figured it would be also conformal to the light, subtle, woven texture of the Silpad...

EC8010 · 14th December 2005, 04:16 PM

Agreed, there's a texture to the Silpad, but if you use one and then undo the device from it, you'll find that no texture remains.

14th December 2005, 01:10 PM	#1
chipco3434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin	Silpads AND themal grease Does it make sense to use a small amount of thermal grease with Silpad 400's?

14th December 2005, 03:49 PM	#2
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	No. The whole point of such pads is that they are conformal - or, to put it less technically, they squidge into all the crevices. Thermal grease isn't a good heat conductor, but it's better than air, so we use it if we suspect that there might otherwise be air. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

14th December 2005, 04:16 PM	#4
EC8010 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Near London. UK	Agreed, there's a texture to the Silpad, but if you use one and then undo the device from it, you'll find that no texture remains. __________________ The loudspeaker: The only commercial Hi-Fi item where a disproportionate part of the budget isn't spent on the box. And the one where it would make a difference...

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chipco3434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin	I figured it would be also conformal to the light, subtle, woven texture of the Silpad...

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