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    AW 15 R1/17 R2 Thermal Pad Thickness

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by kgh00007, Oct 10, 2015.

  1. kgh00007

    kgh00007 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, did anyone who did a repaste actually measure the thickness of the thermal pads?

    I did a repaste myself but didn't think to measure the thickness of the pads at the time.

    From the pics I took at the time it looks like there are two thicknesses, maybe 0.5mm and 1.0mm, but that's just a guess.

    Does anyone know the actual thicknesses?
     
    kgh00007, Oct 10, 2015
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    0,5
     
    judal57, Oct 11, 2015
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    can i just ask why you need to know the thickness? is it because when you repaste with your own thermal paste you will need to make it as thick as the thermal pad?
     
    0lok, Oct 11, 2015
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    ^^ That's it. 100% confirmed.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 15, 2015
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  5. kgh00007

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    Ok, great, thanks people!
     
    kgh00007, Oct 15, 2015
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