Where do you get a heat transfer shim from? Have a piece of solid
aluminium 2.5mm thick cut for you? Or is something like this available
at computer supply shops?
thanks,
beth
"Timothy A. Seufert" wrote:
> The most important thing is making sure the spongy heat transfer pad
> attached to the CPU (either 603e or G3 upgrade) is firmly compressed
> between the CPU and the heat pipe's transfer block when the computer
> is assembled. That spongy material needs some compression force to
> be effective at conducting heat. In some 2400s, you need to install
> a shim between the heat pipe transfer block and the EMI shield to get
> good compression.
>
> Grease won't hurt, if applied correctly (overdoses are bad), but it
> isn't a part of the way Apple designed the computer.
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