Cleaning a heatsink

[Arhineus]

I have a heatsink I need to clean the paste off of. Is there a certain way I should do this, or can I just wipe it off?

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[pIII_Man]

i just wipe it off with a dry rag to get the majorty of "gunk" off. Then i clean whats remaining with an alcohol or acetone dampened cloth.


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[kinetic_tw]

Use rubbing alcohol and a very soft cloth. You dont want to use anything that could scuff the surface or leave a residue behind.

 

[Crashman]

I remove the fan and use water. Dishwashing detergent and warm water are perfect for it.

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[tombance]

Use petrol (gasoline in the US), its really cheap and close enough to any alcohol to make no difference.

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[TKS]

I use dynamite to blow the compound off of the heatsink. Then I use methly ethly ketone to give myself cancer. :tongue:

J/K...denatured ethyl alcohol loves electronics and heatsinks.

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[kinetic_tw]

So extreme, it just might work!