Phil, Gore company makes a material they call PolarChip that is a grease substitute amoung other things. It works when compressed and comes in sheets or individual shapes. It might work for you. Dorothy Lush > ---------- > From: Phil Nutting[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: TechNet E-Mail Forum.;Phil Nutting > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 8:42 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Application of Thermal Grease > > We use many TO-220 and TO-247 packages mounted to heatsinks. Some of > these applications require the use of thermal grease. The age old > question is how much grease is enough? This is a political football > that is constantly tossed around. Does anyone know of a manufacturer's > specification or some organization's standard that clearly defines how > much thermal grease is the correct amount? > > Thanks, > > Phil Nutting > Manufacturing Engineer > Kaiser Systems, Inc. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET > Technet NOMAIL > Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > > E-mail Archives > Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for > additional > information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 > ext.5315 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------