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I'm sure many of you have taken apart laptops.
When one gets to the Processor, Graphics Card, or a few choice Chips/Transistors, one will notice the manufacturer's thermal interface pads which connect the components to the heat-sink plates. I've removed (and, sadly, damaged beyond use) the pads from around the Graphics chip on my laptop, and have applied AS5 grease. However, the chip+grease now does not make contact with the heat-sink plate.
This is because the manufacturer's thermal interface pads are (at a guess) a millimetre thick, possibly slightly more; and there are noticeable gaps between the components and the heat-sink plates.
The question is: Where on earth could I buy a small amount of this thick thermal interface sheet material at a low cost? I'm thinking in the general area of 100x100mm. I've looked before, but have been unable to find anything other than those ones which are barely 0.2mm thick, which are adhesive.
Thanks to anyone who can give me a poke in the right direction.
(Today there should be a post on my GBAtemp blog which details why I removed them in the first place, and why I think I might need something similar now)
When one gets to the Processor, Graphics Card, or a few choice Chips/Transistors, one will notice the manufacturer's thermal interface pads which connect the components to the heat-sink plates. I've removed (and, sadly, damaged beyond use) the pads from around the Graphics chip on my laptop, and have applied AS5 grease. However, the chip+grease now does not make contact with the heat-sink plate.
This is because the manufacturer's thermal interface pads are (at a guess) a millimetre thick, possibly slightly more; and there are noticeable gaps between the components and the heat-sink plates.
The question is: Where on earth could I buy a small amount of this thick thermal interface sheet material at a low cost? I'm thinking in the general area of 100x100mm. I've looked before, but have been unable to find anything other than those ones which are barely 0.2mm thick, which are adhesive.
Thanks to anyone who can give me a poke in the right direction.
(Today there should be a post on my GBAtemp blog which details why I removed them in the first place, and why I think I might need something similar now)
