thermally conductive epoxy

[foolofsand]

i am trying to find this thermally conductive epoxy that was posted on this forum about 6 months ago for a hot water heater adjustable thermostat. i have messaged a few people that were on the topic but they have not responded, so i thought i would check everyone. anyway, any one know where I can get this stuff etc. thank you.

[wa8yxm]

newman fulltimer wrote:
i have had good luck with artic silver sold on amazon

Artic Silver is thermally conductive (Oh man is it) but not epoxy, It is heat sink compound.

Would make very good stuff to put on the contact area but you'd need an alternate way to hold on the T-Stat Hot surface tape perhaps?)

[foolofsand]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
CLEAN! SPOTLESS!



Please give feedback as to how this all works out for you...

works great, i can control the temp of my water and turned it down cuz i hate burning my hands with the hot water. dont care about the efficiency of hotter water. dont burn my hands now and shower so much better too

[foolofsand]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
CLEAN! SPOTLESS!

Scratch and roughen both surfaces with 180 grit, then swab both surfaces with isopopyl alcohol. THIN! Don't slop on the adhesive. Then clamp tight for a few hours.

I find myself working with dozens and dozens of LED chips and heatsinks. I turned to Arctic Silver and they gave OEM purchase pricing.

Please give feedback as to how this all works out for you...

I will..still havent tried or used it yet. its all in and ready to go.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

CLEAN! SPOTLESS!

Scratch and roughen both surfaces with 180 grit, then swab both surfaces with isopopyl alcohol. THIN! Don't slop on the adhesive. Then clamp tight for a few hours.

I find myself working with dozens and dozens of LED chips and heatsinks. I turned to Arctic Silver and they gave OEM purchase pricing.

Please give feedback as to how this all works out for you...

[foolofsand]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
ZINC OXIDE a white paste. Has ZERO adhesive qualities. Good heat transfer

CERAMIC ADHESIVE (1) Excellent adhesive qualities fair to good heat transfer

METALLIZED ADHESIVE EPOXY (2) part. Excellent heat transfer and adhesive. Arctic Silver

METALLIZED HEAT TRANSFER PASTE. Arctic Silver

Do you really need the top drawer thermal transfer capabilities of metallized compounds?

Amazon or eBay



CERAMIC ELECTRONICS ADHESIVE

thank you. i need the thermostat to stick to the side of my water heater in the toyhauler. after exhausting a million hours on the
web, i will go and get the artic silver epoxy that is local and is $12.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

ZINC OXIDE a white paste. Has ZERO adhesive qualities. Good heat transfer

CERAMIC ADHESIVE (1) Excellent adhesive qualities fair to good heat transfer

METALLIZED ADHESIVE EPOXY (2) part. Excellent heat transfer and adhesive. Arctic Silver

METALLIZED HEAT TRANSFER PASTE. Arctic Silver

Do you really need the top drawer thermal transfer capabilities of metallized compounds?

Amazon or eBay

CERAMIC ELECTRONICS ADHESIVE

[foolofsand]

2oldman wrote:

foolofsand wrote:
the thread does not tell you where and what is the brand of the epoxy.

No, but it tells you the name of the person who posted it.

already contacted those people. thanks

[Old-Biscuit]

Ex-Tech wrote:
It is not epoxy. It is a heat conducting grease or compound. They use it on heat sinks and transistors so Radio Shack should carry it. That being said, I have never run across it being used for an RV water heater Thermodisc application.

It was a modification on a Suburban water heater using a residential water heater adjustable t-stat

[msiminoff]

foolofsand wrote:
i am trying to find this thermally conductive epoxy that was posted on this forum about 6 months ago for a hot water heater adjustable thermostat.

I'm the one who attached the thermostat to my hot water tank with epoxy... I used 3M TC-2810.
You can buy TC-2810 from an electronics supply house like digikey.com or newark.com. This stuff is specifically designed to be thermally conductive, and I happened to have a bunch of it In my shop for another project. However I think pretty much any epoxy would do the job as long as the thermostat is in direct contact with the water heater tank.
Cheers
-Mark

[2112]

Are you wanting to 'glue' something to something else and have a good thermal transfer? Use Tra-Bond 2151.

Yea it's not cheap. A 10 gram bi-pack, about a teaspoon full, will cost about $15.

[Ex-Tech]

It is not epoxy. It is a heat conducting grease or compound. They use it on heat sinks and transistors so Radio Shack should carry it. That being said, I have never run across it being used for an RV water heater Thermodisc application.

[2oldman]

foolofsand wrote:
the thread does not tell you where and what is the brand of the epoxy.

No, but it tells you the name of the person who posted it.

[foolofsand]

thanks for replies but done all that. the thread does not tell you where and what is the brand of the epoxy. all the searches go to websites where you have to buy direct and cost a fortune. artic silver seems like the best but when I went to buy it, the guy wasnt sure it would work for this project.

any other leads?

[2oldman]

It's mentioned in this thread from April.