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That's not old age! That's like an abortion hahaha
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Even if you are being serious, what is that going to solve? You need multiple heatsink geometries, different diodes with different heat generation conditions, account for different outside conditions (ambient temperature, air movement, etc.). If you settle on a single standard, then does that prove anything as well?
All this stuff can be done mathematically. What will be more important is to determine what material and geometry is needed for specific heat generation, for expected durations, in typical or assumed ambient conditions. Maybe you really do want to simply "store" heat in the heatsink rather than facilitate its removal at the outside surface. Or maybe the opposite. Experimenting with one single condition is not helpful to anyone unless that condition is replicated.
While I disagree with you on what the results may be, that's what experimental science is all about! Controlling variables, making hypotheses, and testing questions! I can't wait to see some results
You think $150 for the copper? o.o Yeah, I suppose the nickel rod stock will be sort of expensive. What diameter do you need for a Saik? And why not try a standard C6? I would think that would be more representative of the more common heatsinks around here.
Perhaps, but if you want to go 60mph, it's easier and probably cheaper to buy an appropriate vehicle than to buy and modify an electric scooter. Either way, the copper "go faster stripes" won't help much. If you absolutely need a high duty cycle, use large fins or forced air. And here's a goddamn bat-shit-crazy idea... build a lab unit. :shhh:
@ RHD.... There is a Toll Free number to get prices on items like Nickel that has an unstable price. All standard listed parts have prices for the sizes you want to have cut.
You can also buy smaller than 12" of stock. Look near the bottom of the OnlineMetals pages...
Since all hosts are made differently it is not important to place the Test heat sinks into hosts. As a matter of fact your Metal Heat properties tests would be more accurate without the hosts....
You are trying to test the heat capacity and thermal conductivity characteristics of the different metals. That can be done on the pure metal Heatsinks with more precision.
The LD must be press fit into the bare metals directly.. You can not use a Copper Module if you want your different metal heatsink tests to be valid.
You will need to test the temperature of the LD itself and the temperarature gradiants across the Heat sink in all directions and over time.
The heatsinks should also be mounted to a non-heat conducting mount in a stable temperature environment with no air current if you want the results to be valid.
I think finding a machinist whole will make me nickel sinks is going to be the challenge. Nobody is going to want to have extra nickel rod stock left over (particularly if they think I may be wrong about my theory!). In fact, looking at pricing on the copper rod stock that would be required for a Saik-sized heatsink, I'm rethinking whether I could afford to do the test with a Saik. $150+ for the copper, probably twice that for nickel, and I'm going to have crap-loads of the stuff left over.
Replying from my phone so sorry if its allready been brought up but machining heatsinks out of 4 different materials means youll end up with slightly different tolerences for your module fit into the heatsink...which will add more variables and uncertainties to the test... But I get the idea here, and its very nice of rhd to offer to do as thourough testing as possible!