Heatsink and Fan for ODrive Pro/S1 comes with a large grey thermal pad. Is this intended to be placed between the Odrive enclosure and the heatsink?
The smaller green thermal pad I have placed correctly with the MOSFETs sandwiching the pad between the PCB and enclosure.
Yep, between the enclosure and the heatsink. I usually just eyeball it right in the middle – the most important thing is just making sure it’s flat and smooth, so that it gets evenly compressed once everything’s bolted together. Wiping both metal surfaces down with some isopropyl alcohol can help to ensure the best thermal conductivity, but it’s not required.
Awsome, thanks. Are they for sale on the store? I ruined one, it just accidentally got stuck to itself.
Also I dont think that pad is shown in the CAD so perhaps at a future point it could be added for clarity. Thanks for the help! Loving my pros.