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A heatsink dissipates heat into the surrounding air and thus provides cooling.
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Is this the right way to mount a 2N3055 or any TO-3 form on a heat-sink?
TO-3 devices are typically mounted on the inside of any enclosing heat sink, rather than the outside. The way you have mounted it would prevent the part from being soldered directly onto a PCB.
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Heatsink earthing?
Update: Edited to incorporate new information from an updated datasheet.
The datasheet for the device makes no specific representation of the heat sink tab, as to whether it is internally connected …
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What material should I use to insulate my MOSFET from a heatsink?
Depending on the MOSFET package, mica washers are an option.
A common through-hole package for MOSFETs is the TO-220, where the metal tab looks like this from the back:
(source: Wikipedia)
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How to cool down DIP devices?
With the much reduced use of DIP ICs, few component retailers offer DIP heat sinks any more (and possibly few of the younger electronic circuit designers know about the stuff!). However, if you are lo …
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