"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Andy Dingley wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 11:57:16 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:


Silicone grease is also used as a heat conducting paste in electronics
and used to be available from RS. Farnell and teh like.


No. now that you do _not_ want !

Silicone grease is a translucent white, like uncured silicone mastic.
Heat transfer compound is bright opaque white.


Siloicone grease IS a heat transfer compound.

However the one you ar thinking of is loaded with something else, and is
not suitable.

Both are avaialable.



Both are unpleasant and tend to get everywhere. I usually give my
silicone grease away if the tube starts to leak, because I won;t have
one in the workshop. It's disaster for any finishing or paint work you
do.

But it's not a patch on heat transfer compound for "travelling" and
staining. You'll not clean it out either. It's almost as bad as a
turmeric curry for permanently staining things you don't want it to.


haha.



You're both wrong.

Silicone grease is a clear-ish grease that once you've got it on something
is near impossible to remove. It is a good insulating lubricant but is also
a good heat transfer material for putting under power transistirs.

Aluminium oxide paste is white and whilst a good heat transfer medium is not
a good insulator - not as good as silicone grease anyway.


--
Woody