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Where can I find large thru-hole heatsinks like this? [closed]
I'm doing a project with an OPA541 amplifier, and I need to find a heatsink similar to the one in the pictures:
But I only found small ones with a screw hole and legs for soldering, none of the large ...
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Heatsink needed to keep my resistor from damaging due to heat
I am looking to find an appropriate range of heatsink selections to maintain my resistor from damage due to heat. I am using a flat plate (SS) resistor from ARCOL (TFBR900). It is rated for a 900 ...
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How do thermal tapes transfer heat despite their low thermal conductivity?
I found myself needing to attach small heatsinks to Mosfets and CC power regulators. Also some high-power diodes.
Today I have learnt that thermal compounds, even best in the market, are dozens of ...
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MOSFET Circuit Design and Thermal Considerations
I'm a newbie at EE, and just I wanted to verify that the design I came up with for a MOSFET circuit that drives a 12V 500mA water pump will work. I'd also like to confirm I can run the N-Channel ...
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Why peltier elements have smaller heatsink on cold side?
I have seen in nearly all configurations that Peltier elements are mounted with huge heat sinks on hot side as compared to tiny ones on small side.
Is this just a way of explaining the need of heat ...
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Heat sink, how much does fin and base width matter?
I have lot of aluminum sheet 0.5mm thickness at home, normally heat sinks that I have seen had 1mm thickness.
Now I am wondering should I get that sheet welded as heatsink or do I absolutely have to ...
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Would a better heat sink be tall or wide?
If we have a heatsink and want to improve it's efficiency would it be better to increase its width or height?
What should be the strategy on installing a fan as well?
If we increase height and ...
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