<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Neil Harper via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> skrev:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">hey all,<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hey!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">just wondering if anybody thinks it's worth encasing an exponential pair<br>
for stability. while this is in my modular case, there must be some heat<br>
currents moving around from the other stuff that share the same space.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If there are very nearby objects with strong pulsating heat, which affects one transistor more than the other, then a heat shield might do some good. There probably aren't! (-:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">(I assume that "shield" means metal foil or some other reflective material, not just any material that is in the way but absorbs incoming heat)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What's most important is to keep the pair at identical temperatures, which is done by having substantially less thermal resistance between the transistors compared to between the pair and their environment. But it's important that they are not totally isolated - if the contact between pair and environment is very weak, such as using a shield that reflects heat from the transistors back on themselves, then there will be increased self-heating effects with different temperatures depending on the currents through the transistors. Not optimal. I guess the component legs would give enough contact in most normal cases though.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Making some kind of blob around the pair in order to increase thermal inertia... Well, might be somewhat useful, but also potentially give some of the self-heating problems mentioned above. Keeping them at one constant temperature is the second important thing.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Don't forget to optimize the inter-transistor contact first. Thermal paste between them and something like shrink tubing around them should do. :-)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">/mr</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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