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Old 11-18-2015, 10:51 AM   #2334 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Astro View Post
Hi all, if it is just for a test rig then how about a coil of copper pipe, some thermal grease and some lumber (we call it wood ) to hold the copper pipe in good contact with the controllers base plate. Run some sort of coolant through the copper pipe with a small pump. Could use water, coolant, oil, whatever is easiest.
This is a simpler backup plan - I like it.

The primary plan is sitting the controller on a BIG hunk of aluminum - about 100 lbs. It should take a while to heat up ... longer than the base of the controller at least.
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