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  1. Gyde

    Vertical Heat Sink Mounting

    Something I have been thinking about recently are thermoelectric coolers. Does anyone have experience with these?
  2. Gyde

    Vertical Heat Sink Mounting

    Hey lilliput, The unit was put in the foam enclosure only to act as a worst case heat transfer scenario so we could see how hot it might get. In practice it will be used within the metal shielding that will have about 45mm of depth behind it.
  3. Gyde

    Vertical Heat Sink Mounting

    Hey Lilliput, We ran some worst case scenario tests where the unit ran for 24 hours within a foam enclosure and saw temperatures up in the mid to high 50s Celsius. The operating range for this device is only up to 40C and when running within ambient conditions and no enclosure regularly posts...
  4. Gyde

    Vertical Heat Sink Mounting

    Hey Ed, That's been my experience as well with thermal adhesives so I guess there might not be a magic bullet glue for me. For reference here is a pdf of the detector actually https://www.varian.com/sites/default/files/resource_attachments/ps2530he_0.pdf . There is a large square area where it...
  5. Gyde

    Vertical Heat Sink Mounting

    Hello All, This is my first post to this forum so be kind if I miss convention anywhere. I am having some difficulty devising a cooling method for a project I'm working on and am looking for some tips. I am designing metal shielding for a detector that may be running for anywhere up to days at...

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