[Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?

[Todd Walton]

...sigh  How shall I put this?

"Thank you for bringing to bear on this problem your expansive
imaginations."

--
Todd



On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> wrote:

> note to self: politely decline Murray's baked goods ;)
>
>
> -barry
>
>
> On 04/03/2013 07:57 PM, murraymckee at wellsfargo.com wrote:
> > I'd recommend just dunking it in a shallow pan of gasoline.  Use a
> nylon, brass, or steel bristled brush, in order of increasing
> aggressiveness, while holding the heat sink under the surface of the gas to
> remove the goo.  Sometimes it is necessary to let it soak overnight.  Cover
> the pan with aluminum foil to keep the gas from evaporating too fast.  I
> find a 9" X 9" baking pan works great.  Just wash the pan and get it back
> into the kitchen drawer before the wife gets home.  That's what I do for
> the farm machinery parts that need cleaned at any rate.
> >
> > NOTE:  DO this outside, and NO, inside the garage, even with the
> overhead door open, does NOT count as outside.  And for heaven's sake,
> don't do it in the basement next to the water heater, like the young fellow
> did who bought the house I grew up in.  This is a nasty NO - NO.
> >
> > Murray R. McKee
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of Todd Walton
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 6:54 PM
> > To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > Subject: [Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?
> >
> > How does one go about carefully and efficiently removing thermal paste
> from a heatsink so that it can be re-used on a new CPU?  Any suggestions?
> >
> > --
> > Todd
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