So as long as we justify breaking the law it’s ok?
Geesh officer, my house note was due and there was that armored car just sitting there loaded with money, figured I could grab some and take it inside the bank for em, pay my note… just trying to be helpful after all right? Pretty sure we all know self justification is a great way to cause one’s self great disaster.
This forum reaches a LOT of viewers. One guy stacking a few pennies is not the end of the world, obviously, but a thousand guys stacking pennies (and hoarding for the next mod) turns into some hefty losses to the government. OUR government, everyone seems to forget that when you scam the government your’e scamming yourself and your neighbors. You’re scamming ME! This is why we have laws, although the way people break laws these days it’s no wonder our country is sliding down the tubes…
My grandmother always told my mom and her sister that a job worth doing is a job worth doing well. Striving to get something right, as best it can be, is how things are invented to begin with. It’s my understanding that to have a proper thermal path one needs as few interruptions to the heat as possible. Stacking pennies is a lot of joints, not sanding them fully flat is a lot of solder and/or air pockets. A lot of rosin in place of solder maybe. A solid copper bar conducts heat far more efficiently. So if one is going to the trouble at all, why not aim for the best possible result?
I once saw a thermal image of the LED emitter process in action. The heat coming out the base of the light actually transfers in much the same conical pattern as the light coming out the top. Being able to conduct heat away from the emitter and disperse it as quickly as possible is key to having the emitter survive “overclocking”. Does solder equal copper in it’s thermal characteristics? Electrically, I am under the understanding that it works well enough but it’s still a good idea to keep solder to a minimum in an electrical situation. Solder does NOT come close to the thermal characteristics of copper, it’s really simple, look at what it’s made from.
So, whether it be for legalese or common sense (cents?) stacking pennies to make a heat sink is a lot of work for a poor result. (poor being relative to what COULD have transpired had the work been aimed properly.)