amp grease needed.

Yes I got some today at Radio Shack they call it heat sink grease. But the bacon grease sounds good too.

It is designed as an insulator and good heat conductor that is typically between the transistors and the heat sink mounting.  You'll see it on the side wlals of that amp because that is typically where the transistors of the power rails are connected to the heat sink.Good Luck!

-Thad

One question at a time: 1: Yes you can use it in CPU applications. I've been doing it for years, literally. There are actually some that have proven to be SLIGHTLY more effective at transferring heat - Arctic Silver is one, but the benefits are SO small, I can't personally justify the additional cost. 2: No, it is designed to go BETWEEN a heat pruducing device and a heatsink. It is specifically to fill in any (even microscopic) ridges, gaps, scratches, etc., to promote heat transfer from the hot side (the device) to the cooler side (the heatsink). You shouldn't ever just glob it on a device... It won't do anything there, except male a mess...It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

jmelton86 wrote: Awesome. You're the man. So it, by itsself, isn't a heat-sink? It is just a 'heat-conductor' for in between the hot surface and actual heatsink and should only be used for this purpose? Thanks, dude.

Note: You only need a very thin layer of the thermal 'grease' between the heatsink and whatever your attaching it to. A think layer will reduce heat transfer.

Yes, it is a transfer device. It, in and of itself, has no "heatsinking" capabilites whatsoever. In thick applications, it can actually become an insulator, INCREASING the residual heat within the device. Generally speaking a TINY dollop to the heatsink side of the device, and a reasonable screw tension is all that is necessary. There should be a LITLLE bit squeezed out, but not vey much at all. If you JUST see it, after tightening the fastener, that is the PERFECT amount.It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."