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Securing the Regulators to the Heatsink
We are now going to secure the regulators to the Heat Sink
that is installed in the chassis.
The picture opposite shows the parts that are necessary to
do this.
EXPLANATION
: It is ideal to electrically isolate the
regulator from the ground on the chassis (i.e. the heatsink)
– this way the regulator is floating – we do this with our little
insulation kit which consists of a mica layer and a plastic
insert. You can get these from the Hardware Bag marked
Heat Sink.
Begin by taking one of the mica
washers and laying it on the heatsink
as shown in the left-most picture.
The plastic insert should be fitted onto
the screw as shown in the central
picture.
I would suggest that you line up the
mica strip with the hole in the heat sink
and install the screw and plastic insert
into the hole in the regulator.
Then gently screw the regulator into
the heat sink- the mica piece may try
and move so just gently ease it back
into position.
Repeat for the second regulator.
At this point you can secure the M2
power supply board to the chassis with
one or more of the M4 screws
provided.