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Hardware => Lynx Express => Topic started by: foodseller on November 14, 2009,

Title: Heat sink issue work-around
Post by: foodseller on November 14, 2009,

Hello all,
I just received my latest LE from the last coop.  Got everything put together to the point of the heatsink.  As I went to bolt it onto the board---the holes in the heatsink itself were not threaded properly.  After speaking to RJ I realized that I had a work-around for the issue and he asked me to post it.

My very simple solution was a slightly longer M4 bolt (screw).  I was going to use a nylock nut with it, but it grabbed just enough to hold the board on to the heatsink.  Make sure you dont get real long bolts/screws as these will interfere with the nuts just above the mounting holes on the heatsink.   I hope this works for anyone that may have issues.

Bryan
aka foody

Title: Re: Heat sink issue work-around
Post by: JoeFromOzarks on November 14, 2009,

Are those screws M4's or 4-40's?

Title: Re: Heat sink issue work-around
Post by: foodseller on November 15, 2009,

They were M4's that I got.

Title: Re: Heat sink issue work-around
Post by: jnealand on November 15, 2009,

I bought 4-40 x 3/4 inch from Home Depot for $.98 for 8 machine screws and nuts and they work fine.