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--- modding:heatsink [2020/06/30 08:52] – [Installing a heatsink] xanathon
+++ modding:heatsink [2022/04/12 15:24] (current) – [Parts] xanathon
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 **... and general overheating advice**
-Some Vectors are reported to get quite hot and overheat, recognizable by a thermometer symbol shown in the display. The save operation temperature for a Vector is up to max 30 degrees Celsius, above that Vector will overheat way more frequently. It is possible to install heatsinks on the processor to get that better, but there are things to try first:
+Some Vectors are reported to get quite hot and overheat, recognizable by a thermometer symbol shown in the display. The safe operation temperature for a Vector is up to max 30 degrees Celsius, above that Vector will overheat way more frequently. It is possible to install heatsinks on the processor to get that better, but there are things to try first:
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   * try to remove the two golden head-sideplates (be careful, but they are only snapped-in, you should be able to remove them easily with your fingernails, I would not recommend trying to use a screwdriver as you may damage something). It looks ugly, but the holes that hold those plates allow for some ventilation.
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   * [[https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Aluminum-Heatsink-Power-Transistor/dp/B00GWFMV68/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=heat+sink+9+x+9+mm&qid=1585596625&sr=8-3|Heat sinks on Amazon.com]]
-  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Alumina-Thermal-Adhesive-5g/dp/B0009IQ1BU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=arctic+alumina&qid=1585596718&sr=8-1|Arctic Alumina Glue on amazon.com]]
+  * <del>[[https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Alumina-Thermal-Adhesive-5g/dp/B0009IQ1BU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=arctic+alumina&qid=1585596718&sr=8-1|Arctic Alumina Glue on amazon.com]]</del>
+  * Arctic Alumina no longer availabe, try [[https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07K8SH2V7/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=2W1K83KH30DCK&keywords=glue+for+heatsink&qid=1649769820&sprefix=glue+for+heat+sinks%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-3|this]]
   * [[https://amzn.to/33VARND|Heat sinks on Amazon.de]]
-  * [[https://amzn.to/2WVRcjK|Arctic Alumina on Amazon.de]]
+  * <del>[[https://amzn.to/2WVRcjK|Arctic Alumina on Amazon.de]]</del>
+  * Arctic Alumina no longer available, try this: [[https://amzn.to/3jttJjU|EC360® Glue 2W/mK]]
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