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[flounder43]

What's up with the bungy cord?


http://www.2cooltek.com/newtest/tie1.jpg

http://www.2cooltek.com/newtest.html

[Twinkle]

Whats wrong with that bungees are great, they work for every thing.

[VashTheStampede]

Originally posted by flounder43
What's up with the bungy cord?


http://www.2cooltek.com/newtest/tie1.jpg

http://www.2cooltek.com/newtest.html

Another issue people raised was the fact that I used no retention mechanism. Here's my solution to that, its called a baby-bungee. I used a couple screw in hooks and then take a bit of time to ensure the heatsink I am testing is held firmly and squarely onto the central slug. Actually works fairly well.

In other words no socket lugs to hook the heatsink down, so no pressure is applied to the peltier, the bungee cord compensates for that, by applying pressure. Just like bolts do for waterblocks.

~Vash~

[Voodoo Rufus]

A bungy cord may not hold up to pressure over time, and amount of pressure. It blocks the airflow in the picture, and adds to the nosie. Yuck.

[Kendan]

If this is to test and compare heatsinks I think that it is not a good idea because of the fact that different heatsinks are different sizes leading to different pressure applied. Correct me if I am wrong but wouldn't that lead to inconsistancies in the results from one heatsink to another.

[ButcherUK]

The heatsink should be tested with the supplied mounting - otherwise the results are completely divorced from the actual results people have with that sick.

[CrystalMethod]

Not sure what they were trying to do, but unless I miss my geuss, that's an Intel HSF from a 866 PIII/ Celeron 850 or lower. trying to figure out why they have all that hooked up to a HSF no one uses.