[Amps] Black heat shields

Ron Youvan ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com
Sun Dec 19 05:04:54 PST 2010


Fuqua, Bill L wrote:

> Bare Aluminum if real can make a real good IR reflector. If you can make it so that it reflects the IR to the case it may work even better.

   If it's not real it is made of paper and will burn.  Painting an aluminum shield would
not work nearly as well a anodizing it black.  That is how equipment manufactures get
black aluminum heat sinks.
-- 
    Ron KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!


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