dling Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 How hard is it to remove a led that is bonded with arctic sliver 2 part glue? Can the light be reused? Or is it destroyed in the removal?
Archetype Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 How hard is it to remove a led that is bonded with arctic sliver 2 part glue? Can the light be reused? Or is it destroyed in the removal? It's not that hard. I just took a flathead screw driver and hit it with my palm. I'm not sure if you can reuse them, as I was replacing burned out ones.
disaster999 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 best if you can remove the old thermal compound and replace it with new. you might need to scrape/sand it.
dling Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 I have been planning on re-doing my lighting and adding some more colors. Also want to do clusters instead of the rows I have now which I tapped and drilled. So I was thing of just bonding them. If I make clusters and one of the middle ones go out I may have a problem getting to it with out destroying the one around it. This seems to be a problem I may not be able to avoid. I dont want to re-drill and tap. Also thought about self tapping screws but I have never used them before so I'm not sure if they are better then bonding or not. Any suggestions ? Thanks.
Deckoz2302 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 One of my strands is bonded only by ArcticSilver 5 thermal grease which holds well once the first heatcycle has passed
dling Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 One of my strands is bonded only by ArcticSilver 5 thermal grease which holds well once the first heatcycle has passed So the thermal paste will not get soft with heat over a priod of time and allow the lights to sag or drop? How long have you had your like that?
Deckoz2302 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 The strand? Over a month, with the grease the moisure will evap out and encrust to a solid paste that still takes a screw driver to remove the suction...but once removed wipes away - end of circuit wires are drilled through the heatsink though so no weight is on the solder point to disturb the leds/dislodge the grease's suction
dling Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 The strand? Over a month, with the grease the moisure will evap out and encrust to a solid paste that still takes a screw driver to remove the suction...but once removed wipes away - end of circuit wires are drilled through the heatsink though so no weight is on the solder point to disturb the leds/dislodge the grease's suction Thats great. Thanks
Grumblecakes Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 i used a pocket knife, came off pretty easy, not alot of glues or paints bond well with aluminum without any surface prep
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