[sdiy] MG-1 first mods, VC res

[klosmon]

At 03:38 PM 10/31/2004 -0600, Tim wrote:

>Less is more. The heatsinking compound is only needed to aid in 
>transferring the
>heat to the heat sink. WIth a highly polished and leveled heat sink and
>regulator mounting fin, no heat sink compound would be needed. The heatsink
>compound has a lower heat dissapation capability than the metal, so a thin 
>layer
>is best. Then torque down the screws untill the compound oozes out the edges.
>
>Tim Daugard
>AG4GZ 30.4078N 86.6227W
>http://home.sprintmail.com/~daugard/synth.htm
>
>. . . who is still using a 30 year old tube of compound, with only 1/4th gone.

Yah, that's true -- I was overstating the case, because I've seen some 
novice attempts that
1) used no compound at all
2) used NO heatsinks, or pitifully inadequate ones.
Our old friends the three-terminal regulators won't even perform up to HALF 
their rated ability without adquate heatsinking -- I guess that's what I 
was trying to remind the first-timers.

~GMM  (back to the fort...)