[G4] Re: WInd Tunnel Getting Louder

[Steve Adams]

Most people make the mistake of gobbing it on. A thin coat is all  
that is needed and a thick coat can actually hinder heat dissipation.  
The metal fins is what dissipates the heat not the compound.

I've worked on computers for 20+ years professionally with computers  
that cannot have down time.

Steve Adams






On Oct 8, 2007, at 1:42 AM, Inga Renault wrote:

> My gosh...not easily visible, but mine were compacted with dust.  
> The sound is still loud, but I wil try and see if blowing out  
> anything else helps.
>
> Somebody suggested redoing the heat sink since my MDD 866 had  
> gotten so loud. I know for a fact that the person who replaced   
> this processor puts on very little silver compound.  If I am going  
> to take it apart, is that definetly the way to go? On my old B+W  
> G3s, I used to now worry too much and goobered things on, swapping  
> the processors without blinking an eye, but on the newer machines,  
> the heat sinks are so much bigger and I don't know much about them.  
> Is and extremely thin film the way to go for sure?
>
> Thanks,
> Inga
>
>
> On Oct 7, 2007, at 5:50 AM, Jay E. Krauss Jr wrote:
>
>>     I have two 1.25 MDDs; from experience I can state that the  
>> shield inside the front cover (behind the "Buick" vents, can  
>> become totally covered over with dust, preventing air entry.
>> Jay E Krauss Jr
>
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