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Would a large aluminum (or copper) block make a good heatsink?
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I was just curious how much of a difference having the fins makes in a heatsink vs just a large block of metal.
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The heat radiates from the surface of a heat sink, so the greater the surface area, the better the heatsink. Roughly speaking, if you cut a load of slots in your big block of aluminium, you could end up with, say, 5 times the surface area, and the h…
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