Black dots off the t-bird :-(

[elektronic]

I was cleaning old thermal paste off it with Goo Gone, getting ready to put some ASII on it.

The goo gone disolved the glue on the black dots and they came off, one went down my sink drain.

So, is it ok to mount a heatsink w/o the black dots, or should I order a shim/new t-bird.

EDIT: Forgot to mention I have a peltier on the way.

 

[zeruty]

I would get a shim....

 

[Jen]

also consider going to your local hardware store they have some pads used in furniture .........felt with sticky i think those will fit fine.




Jen

 

[elektronic]

argh....too bad, I wish I had them on hand, cause it already started snowing... :-(

 

[Jen]

i used some foam camper tape once as well but it was a bit thick had to thin it down carefully.




Jen

 

[elektronic]

found some felt in the house, using that, ASII applied, here goes.....

 

[bacillus]

<< is it ok to mount a heatsink w/o the black dots >>


you can try but remember why the dots were put there for in the first place! 🙂

 

[ScrapSilicon]

<< found some felt in the house, using that, ASII applied, here goes..... >>

cool....a Live experiment !! ...🙂 keep us posted 😀 <edit> ack...videotape the event !!😉

 

[elektronic]

Here lies axia, he fell off the counter and here are the faxia's:

I dropped it applying the felt, bent some pins, its dead :_-(

Here's to $90 not well spent....

 

[Doomguy]

I wouldn't use goo gone on the cpu itself, just get some alchohol pads.

 

[Strych9]

<< I dropped it applying the felt, bent some pins, its dead >>

🙁 A moment of silence pls.

 

[Jen]

<< Here lies axia, he fell off the counter and here are the faxia's:

I dropped it applying the felt, bent some pins, its dead :_-(

Here's to $90 not well spent.... >>



very sad to here such a fine chip die in such a way............


pins cant be straightened out? i have straighten pins out before


Jen

 

[elektronic]

I tried, but the chip is cold to the touch without a heatsink on it.

Its dead as a doornail.

Who knows, maybe I chipped it too...

 

[Smaulz]

Dude, for future knowledge, I read somewhere that citrus-based cleaners, (goo-gone) should NEVER be used to clean CPU's or HS's.... I know it's too late for that one, but you might wanna keep it in mind for next time.

(BTW, isopropyl alcohol works the best, >95% pure only, though. If you can't find that, Radio Shack's tape head cleaner works like a champ!)