Hardware Assembly; Figure 6. Hardware Assembly With Heat Plate Down - VersaLogic Hawk Reference Manual

Hardware Assembly

There are two basic assembly methods:

Heat plate down (in relation to the enclosure)

Heat plate up
These assembly methods are shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, respectively. An optional mounting
plate, VL-HDW-405, can be used with either method. See Appendix A – Mounting Options
beginning on page 53 for mounting configuration details.
Heat Plate Down
Figure 6 shows the assembly including the mounting plate. Use this assembly method if you are
attaching the Hawk to a larger thermal solution such as a metal chassis/enclosure.
The recommended method is to attach the Hawk heat plate to the mounting plate (VL-HDW-
405), and attach the mounting plate to the enclosure.
A thermal interface compound must be applied to the heat plate to thermally bond it to the
mounting plate or other surface to which the Hawk is mounted. Spread the compound thinly and
evenly across the entire heat plate surface before mounting. The compound is supplied in the VL-
CKR-HAWK cable kit or sold separately as part number VL-HDW-401.
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Figure 6. Hardware Assembly with Heat Plate Down

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