Question about Dry Thermal Paste

Douken · 05-20-10, 05:46 PM

I got a PS3 as a gift from a friend. The PS3 is damaged with YLOD, so I just need to fix it and it's mine. Well, by disassembling it I reached the "remove the heatsink" part. Thing is that it looks someone tried to repair it before as there are a lot of screws missing and it also looks the person applied thermal paste. Thing is that he applied tooooo much, it got dry and now it has a vinyl texture, kinda like some sort of gum, is elastic and everything and returns to the same place when u stretch it therefore vinyl. Well, I can't take the heatsink because it's very hard, is like stuck there. So, in these cases, what do you do?

WonderingSoul · 05-21-10, 07:08 AM

I would get a blow dryer and heat up the heatsink thoroughly. You will probably be able to get it off that way.

Douken · 05-22-10, 02:12 AM

I tried that but I got scared that I would fry something as it got really really hot to the touch.... Untouchable?

bing · 05-22-10, 02:19 AM

Use some cloth to protect your finger from that hot HS, the important step is not try to pull it at the 1st time, try a gentle and slight twisting move to see if the gunk is softened by the heat, once you can twist it, try twist more and pull it "slowly".

Douken · 05-22-10, 11:29 AM

Ok, Thanks for the advice. I'll try that.

05-20-10, 05:46 PM	Thread Starter #1
Douken Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA	Question about Dry Thermal Paste I got a PS3 as a gift from a friend. The PS3 is damaged with YLOD, so I just need to fix it and it's mine. Well, by disassembling it I reached the "remove the heatsink" part. Thing is that it looks someone tried to repair it before as there are a lot of screws missing and it also looks the person applied thermal paste. Thing is that he applied tooooo much, it got dry and now it has a vinyl texture, kinda like some sort of gum, is elastic and everything and returns to the same place when u stretch it therefore vinyl. Well, I can't take the heatsink because it's very hard, is like stuck there. So, in these cases, what do you do? __________________ Main Rig RIP BioStar TF7025-M2 AM2 X2 4000+ @ 2.6GHz\| 2x1GB Patriot DDR2 800 @750MHz\| 8800GT @ 666-980 \| X-Fi Xtreme Music\| 596GB \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 470W Main Rig MSI 880GM-E41\| AM3 Phenom II 640\| 2x2GB G Skill Rip Jaws DDR3 1333 \| Radeon HD 5670 \| 596GB \| Rosewill 500W ADO \| Join the OCF X-Fire Clan \| My Heat \| Phenom II X6 Thread Imran Tam from EVE Online said once, "if your sausage looked anything like that, you should have checked the expiration date."
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05-21-10, 07:08 AM	#2
WonderingSoul Team 32 Folding Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Crack the Skye	I would get a blow dryer and heat up the heatsink thoroughly. You will probably be able to get it off that way. __________________ Project Quick Bench i7 920 - P6T Deluxe V2 - 6gb XMS3 1600 - 2x GTX 460 1GB in SLI - Corsair AX 850 HRT Music Streamer Pro > Rockhopper Beta 22 > HiFiMAN HE-500 / Sennheiser HD650 Heatware
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05-22-10, 02:12 AM	Thread Starter #3
Douken Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA	I tried that but I got scared that I would fry something as it got really really hot to the touch.... Untouchable? __________________ Main Rig RIP BioStar TF7025-M2 AM2 X2 4000+ @ 2.6GHz\| 2x1GB Patriot DDR2 800 @750MHz\| 8800GT @ 666-980 \| X-Fi Xtreme Music\| 596GB \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 470W Main Rig MSI 880GM-E41\| AM3 Phenom II 640\| 2x2GB G Skill Rip Jaws DDR3 1333 \| Radeon HD 5670 \| 596GB \| Rosewill 500W ADO \| Join the OCF X-Fire Clan \| My Heat \| Phenom II X6 Thread Imran Tam from EVE Online said once, "if your sausage looked anything like that, you should have checked the expiration date."
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05-22-10, 02:19 AM	#4
bing Low Profile Senior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia	Use some cloth to protect your finger from that hot HS, the important step is not try to pull it at the 1st time, try a gentle and slight twisting move to see if the gunk is softened by the heat, once you can twist it, try twist more and pull it "slowly". __________________ █ DIY Fan Controller for 4 Wires PWM Fan \| █ Inductors are hotter than mosfets \| █ Are you HHH ? █ DIY 90 Watt Fan Controller \| █ Vintage OC-ing Gears Anyone ?
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05-22-10, 11:29 AM	Thread Starter #5
Douken Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston, MA	Ok, Thanks for the advice. I'll try that. __________________ Main Rig RIP BioStar TF7025-M2 AM2 X2 4000+ @ 2.6GHz\| 2x1GB Patriot DDR2 800 @750MHz\| 8800GT @ 666-980 \| X-Fi Xtreme Music\| 596GB \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 470W Main Rig MSI 880GM-E41\| AM3 Phenom II 640\| 2x2GB G Skill Rip Jaws DDR3 1333 \| Radeon HD 5670 \| 596GB \| Rosewill 500W ADO \| Join the OCF X-Fire Clan \| My Heat \| Phenom II X6 Thread Imran Tam from EVE Online said once, "if your sausage looked anything like that, you should have checked the expiration date."
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