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Offline foodseller

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Heat sink issue work-around
« 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
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Offline JoeFromOzarks

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Re: Heat sink issue work-around
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2009, »
Are those screws M4's or 4-40's?
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Re: Heat sink issue work-around
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, »
They were M4's that I got.
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Offline jnealand

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Re: Heat sink issue work-around
« Reply #3 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.
Jim Nealand
Kennesaw, GA