Nakamichi AV-8 Heatsink Assembly Cleaning
![Heatsink Cleaning](av-8-heatsink-assembly-cleaning/heatsink-cleaning.gif)
The Nakamichi AV-8 has an active cooling system, where a cooling fan blows air through the heatsink blades. On my amplifier, the heatsink assembly was clogged with many years of dust and therefore I decided to take it apart for cleaning. All the power transistors required refitting with a more advanced thermal compound as an upgrade. It now works better than before!
![Cooling Fan](av-8-heatsink-assembly-cleaning/nakamichi-av-8-cooling-fan.gif)
![Heatsink Block](av-8-heatsink-assembly-cleaning/nakamichi-heatsink-block.gif)
![Clean Blades](av-8-heatsink-assembly-cleaning/one-half-of-the-heatsink.gif)
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