29 Oct
2002
29 Oct
'02
8:06 a.m.
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
29 Oct
29 Oct
8:22 a.m.
New subject: Removing glued on heatsink (was: Anyone need 486 motherboards?)
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Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on
heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam a
screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good for
the chip.
Chainsaw???
Barring that, maybe putting the chip in upside-down (heatsink down) in a
shallow dish of acetone, just deep enough for the acetone to flow over the
top of the heatsink, but not touching much of the chip itself. Maybe
that'll dissolve the glue enough to get it off safely?
Granted, this would surely ruin any fan that may exist on the heatsink, but
methinks you wouldn't be worried about that (or you could remove it prior
to dunking...)
Just a (prolly bad) idea...
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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8:29 a.m.
I've always just gone ahead and "pryed" the CPU off the heatsink. The
first time I tried it, I was afraid of breaking the chip, but no such
luck :).
chris wrote:
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
chris wrote:
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
8:29 a.m.
I've always just gone ahead and "pryed" the CPU off the heatsink. The
first time I tried it, I was afraid of breaking the chip, but no such
luck :).
chris wrote:
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
1:46 p.m.
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, chris wrote:
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on
heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
Better a single edge razor blade or a putty knife than a screwdriver!
Too much local load with the screwdriver blade - probably crack the
chip.
- don
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
5:09 p.m.
New subject: Removing glued on heatsink (was: Anyone need 486 motherboard
From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com>
To: Classic Computer <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Removing glued on heatsink (was: Anyone need 486 motherboards?)
Reply-to: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:48:26 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, chris wrote:
Or dull 1" chisel w/ flat side parallel to cpu and carefully whack
away with mallet or like. Rest the cpu on it's edges upright.
This is one I prefer.
Cheers,
Wizard
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued
on heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
Better a single edge razor blade or a putty knife than a screwdriver!
Too much local load with the screwdriver blade - probably crack the
chip.
- don -chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
6:26 p.m.
New subject: Removing glued on heatsink (was: Anyone need 486 motherboard
I have heard that freezing works (with a can of freeze
spray). Never done it, though.
--- jpero(a)sympatico.ca wrote:
than a screwdriver!
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From:
Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com>
To: Classic Computer
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Removing glued on heatsink
(was: Anyone need 486 motherboards?)
Reply-to: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:48:26 -0800
(PST)
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, chris wrote:
> Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a
glued on heatsink? I have a
> few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is
glued down. I could just jam
> a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that
just
doesn't seem very good
for the
chip.
Better a single edge razor blade or a putty knife Too much local load with the screwdriver blade -
probably crack the
chip.
- don
Or dull 1" chisel w/ flat side parallel to cpu and
carefully whack
away with mallet or like. Rest the cpu on it's
edges upright.
This is one I prefer.
Cheers,
Wizard
>
> > -chris
> > <http://www.mythtech.net>
> >
> >
>
> 
9:02 p.m.
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, chris wrote:
Ok, anyone know of a safe way of removing a glued on
heatsink? I have a
few of these 486 CPUs where the heatsink is glued down. I could just jam
a screwdriver in and snap it off, but that just doesn't seem very good
for the chip.
Well, it depends...were the heatsinks factory installed or added to a
stock cpu? If it is a factory job, and you just want to identify the chip,
the markings on the bottom should suffice. Otherwise, many types of
thermal epoxy are evil and nearly impossible to remove without damaging
the cpu...
-Toth
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