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Bazz4CQJ · 23rd Oct 2020, 12:15 pm

I don't ever recall seeing compound dry out or run out.

But I suppose there have been many different products over the years, and when in service, some running at quite low temperatures and some really quite hot. With such diversity, some compounds may have survived very well and others quite poorly.

Perhaps one question to consider is how hard is the device being run, how close to it's limits? Does it really need the the paste to be at it's very best?

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23rd Oct 2020, 12:15 pm	#12
Bazz4CQJ Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxfordshire, UK. Posts: 4,934	Re: Heatsink compound - refresh or not? I don't ever recall seeing compound dry out or run out. But I suppose there have been many different products over the years, and when in service, some running at quite low temperatures and some really quite hot. With such diversity, some compounds may have survived very well and others quite poorly. Perhaps one question to consider is how hard is the device being run, how close to it's limits? Does it really need the the paste to be at it's very best? B __________________ Saturn V had 6 million pounds of fuel. It would take thirty thousand strong men to lift it an inch.