ICM Heat Sink Compound
07-04-2006, 08:55 PM
#4
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by STL94LT1
Where to buy?
BTW Case, make SURE whatever heat sink compound you use can handle the heat range which the ICM will see mounted as it is to the passenger side cylinder head.
Check out Artic Ceramique, from the makers of Artic Silver, and note the peak and long term heat ranges plus its tendency not to run or bleed:
http://www.arcticsilver.com/ceramique.htm
07-04-2006, 11:56 PM
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Melting Slicks
Look for Chemtronics CT40-1 or CT40-5 (1 oz. or 5oz.) meets MIL-C-47113
The stuff is real thick and does not break down. Keep the Arctic silver whatever in your PC where it belongs.
And the Radio Shack stuff might as well be white lithium grease compared to the Chemtronics stuff.
If it's good enough for the Navy and airplanes it's good enough for your car's ICM.
The stuff is real thick and does not break down. Keep the Arctic silver whatever in your PC where it belongs.
And the Radio Shack stuff might as well be white lithium grease compared to the Chemtronics stuff.
If it's good enough for the Navy and airplanes it's good enough for your car's ICM.
07-05-2006, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ALLT4
Look for Chemtronics CT40-1 or CT40-5 (1 oz. or 5oz.) meets MIL-C-47113
The stuff is real thick and does not break down. Keep the Arctic silver whatever in your PC where it belongs.
And the Radio Shack stuff might as well be white lithium grease compared to the Chemtronics stuff.
If it's good enough for the Navy and airplanes it's good enough for your car's ICM.
The stuff is real thick and does not break down. Keep the Arctic silver whatever in your PC where it belongs.
And the Radio Shack stuff might as well be white lithium grease compared to the Chemtronics stuff.
If it's good enough for the Navy and airplanes it's good enough for your car's ICM.
That stuff will work fine as well. Also you can do a search at Digi-key for heat sink compounds and there will be several to choose from. GM typically gives you a tube of silicone based compound with the ICM which works fine. I juse a special compound that is made for IGBT power transistors in large AC Drives which I got a stack of when I was working on drive systems in the paper mills. It works great, not to mention the price was right
07-05-2006, 07:45 AM
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Drifting
Originally Posted by STL94LT1
Thank you. I stopped by AutoZone and they had never heard of such a thing.
The car's 12 years old already, get with the program and stock stuff people need! (not to hijack...just had to get it off my chest.)
07-05-2006, 08:31 AM
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It's a cryin' shame they still don't have this at AZ. The car's 12 years old already, get with the program and stock stuff people need! (not to hijack...just had to get it off my chest.)
The car's 12 years old already, get with the program and stock stuff people need! (not to hijack...just had to get it off my chest.)
07-05-2006, 10:00 AM
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You can also use a 4 gm tube of MG Chemicals Silicone Heat Transfer Compound found at most electronics and hobby shops.
07-05-2006, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by onedef92
You can also use a 4 gm tube of MG Chemicals Silicone Heat Transfer Compound found at most electronics and hobby shops.
, GM used and they still do supply a little tube of silicone grease. The PC stuff is much better, it is a lot like the stuff I used in AC Inverters for high power drive systems.
