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Been a while since I posted here last time, but since I have a lot of free time over the summer I've decided to continue my 650nm build.
A while ago I made a heatsink in aluminum, but it was something odd with the drill I used to make the hole. So now there is a gap of 0.5mm or something like that between the Aixiz module and the heatsink. I also have a brass tube I can use, and the inner diameter and that of the module fits perfectly, but it's a teeny bit small for my host.
Any ideas of what I could do? I can't make a new heatsink since I don't have access to the tools anymore, and I can't afford to buy one.
EDIT: Okay, so I've experimented a bit. I can wrap some aluminum foil around the Aixiz module and make it fit inside the heatsink. The problem as I see it is that there will be some air I can't remove, but I'm thinking of applying some heatsink paste between every layer to minimize the conducting problems. Good idea / bad idea?
A while ago I made a heatsink in aluminum, but it was something odd with the drill I used to make the hole. So now there is a gap of 0.5mm or something like that between the Aixiz module and the heatsink. I also have a brass tube I can use, and the inner diameter and that of the module fits perfectly, but it's a teeny bit small for my host.
Any ideas of what I could do? I can't make a new heatsink since I don't have access to the tools anymore, and I can't afford to buy one.
EDIT: Okay, so I've experimented a bit. I can wrap some aluminum foil around the Aixiz module and make it fit inside the heatsink. The problem as I see it is that there will be some air I can't remove, but I'm thinking of applying some heatsink paste between every layer to minimize the conducting problems. Good idea / bad idea?
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