|
What's the point of the mica inserts? I understand that sometimes you want to insulate from electrical contact, but from what I see in a couple of examples in my set, that can't be the reason.
The HOT doesn't have one, but even if it did, it would still conduct to the chassis via the screws. The same for the voltage regulator. The regulator is sitting on a mica insulator, but is fastened to the chassis via a metal screw through the metal tab on it. This makes a connection.
If it's just heat conduction they want to improve, then a good, thin coat of thermal compound should fill all the gaps and do the job. Much better than the mica and large globs of thermal compound used.
__________________
Pioneer SX-1080, Pioneer PL-115D, Pioneer CT-F9191, Pioneer RG-1, Wollensak 8050A, Akai 4000DS MkII, Pioneer CS-05 & Polk 1.2TL
Denon 5803A, Pioneer DVL-700, Pioneer CT-W603RS, Toshiba HD-A3, D-Link DSM-520, Dish VIP-722, Polk 1.2TL, CSi5, LS/fx, RT-800 and PSW-650
|