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Old 03-08-2008, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Rockin Johny
AHHH!!! That is what I was afraid of. Milling the fins was my last resort. I can have that done pretty easily at work. Would you suggest taking them right off or just 1/2 the way to allow clearance? Will taking them right down allow enough cooling or is that even really an issue on the 4 cell set up ?

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Before the GTB4 came out we just took the heat sink off and replaced it with an .032 or .063" aluminum plate. That's easier than machining the fins. I have even seen a few guys run without any heat sink at all, with the fets exposed, and haven't seen any smoke
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