Phil I checked the pins to the back of the IC and no connections are there plus there is no connection from the heatsink to the board so I think it is safe to use just the compound. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:32 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: thermal coupling pads needed for Zenith convergence IC's. > Al, I hope I am not steering you wrong here, but I've removed > regulatore, like the STL730's on RCA's with that pad, and the pad either > stuck and tore, or was glued to the sink, and I had to scrape it away. > In every case, I used heat sink compound with good results. I don't know > if there is any insulating needed in your case, so be careful. Maybe > call B&D Electronics (1-800-458-6053, www.bdent.com ), who knows these > devices.Maybe they could tell you, or have those pads. > Phil Bader > > al m wrote: > >>I'm changing the convergence IC's in this PTV and the one thermal coupling >>pad is tore on one side. Does anyone know where you get something like >>this? >>Al Marquardt >>ampm@xxxxxxx >>Al Marquardt Electronic Repair >>206 W Main >>Girardville Pa. 17935 >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Lost Password: >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> > > -- > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/