mlucitt
Veteran and General Yakker
Based on my precise calculations, when properly torqued to 6 inch-pounds, the T0-3 transistors will exert 109.329 pounds of pressure on the Silpads.I read the specs on the sil pads and never saw the torque specs but it does say as long as there are no burrs or defects to cut the sil pad, they'll take 1000lbs of pressure which seems like more than 6 inch pounds. ?????
https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/99609.pdf
I am using an applied torque of 6.00 inch-pounds, a bolt/screw diameter of 0.2744" (which is the major diameter of a #6-32 screw 0.1372" times two because there are two screws), and a 0.2 coefficient of friction for steel fasteners.