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   Tom Del Rosso to George Herold   
   Re: Using a TO-220 heat sink   
   03 May 18 19:24:13   
   
   From: fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com   
      
   George Herold wrote:   
   > On Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 3:44:21 PM UTC-4, Tom Del Rosso wrote:   
   >> jurb6006@gmail.com wrote:   
   >>>> "If you have grease, use it and throw the pad away. "   
   >>>   
   >>> Then you have to float the sink.   
   >>   
   >> Why would that be difficult?   
   >   
   > I've got boxes where the best place for the pass element   
   > is the back panel, which is typically grounded.   
      
   That's if the panel is the heat sink, but for a separate hunk of metal   
   (which is small like a TO-220) it should usually be possible to float   
   it.  I would think.   
      
      
   > (It depends on power... I'm a class A type of guy. :^)   
      
   I can tell.   
      
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