question about artic silver

[RUSTY XL-5]

I'm looking to make one of my heatsink on my motor more secure (always fall off) but I have a few questions.


Is this stuff permanent or can I remove it (heat sink) if I decide to later on? Or will the artic silver be stuck to my motor after I remove the heat sink?


Thanks!

[Arct1k]

AS5 doesn't "set" solid do can be removed...

IIRC poisonous though so gloves required I think...

[Arct1k]

Arctic Silver 5 has no adhesive qualities and is considered grease. It will never dry or set and cannot be used to glue a heatsink to a CPU core. To permanently glue a heatsink to a CPU core that does not have any other attachment method, please use Arctic Silver Adhesive or Arctic Alumina Adhesive.

Arctic Silver thermal compound can easily be removed from hardware using the proper cleaners and tools: For general clean up, a cloth or paper towel will work well. Intricate cleaning can be accomplished with Q-tip swabs. An old toothbrush can often get the compound out of crevices that other tools cannot reach.

For adequate cleaning use high-purity isopropyl alcohol or acetone and a bit of careful rubbing. Do not use nail polish remover as it contains fragrance oils and other contaminants. (If you use acetone, do a final cleaning with high-purity isopropyl alcohol.)

[BrianG]

Arctic Alumina is preferable IMO. The regular silver (adhesive or thermal compound) has traces of silver particles, and while not conductive, they can be capacitive for certain circuits if any excess oozes onto a circuit. But for a motor, either will work fine.

[Arct1k]

PS This was for AS5 not AS (which is an expoxy) and hence will set!

http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm