Been doing it for years.

Take 2 pieces of Kapton tape and stick on either side of heatsink. Apply
grease, then use a single edge razor blade as a squeegee (with the ends
running on the tape "stencil"), remove tape, apply heatsink to device. This
uses the kapton as the stencil and gets you a deposit the same thickness as
the tape.

Been using this method since the early '90's

John Burke

(408) 515 4992

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Subject: [TN] Application of thermal grease

Hi all,

I think we can all agree that the process of thermal grease application is a
bit subjective.  That being said, does anyone use a silk screening process
for applying thermal grease to either devices or heat sinks?

Thanks in advance,

Phil Nutting

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