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What heat sink compound to use in a Musical Fidelity A1?

I'm doing some (hopefully) minor repairs on a 2008 Musical Fidelity A1. Removing the top cover reveals a 2" x 10" block thermally connected to the cover plate with white-silicon-grease-looking heatsink compound. There's quite a lot of it there, and I will need to clean it off and replace it before putting the cover back on.

What kind of heat sink compound should I use? My searches mostly turn up tiny tubes of compound to be used on CPU heatsinks. Or I see industrial materials. Any specific suggestions on what I should use? How much do you think I'll need for a very thin coat over that big of an area?
fishpatrol
gs5556
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https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Aavid/249G?qs=L336xtxyopB3FeqhMjn9hQ%3D%3D

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/MG-Chemicals/824-100ML?qs=X5SXQx2ktnOWsZ6FNh%2FXEQ%3D%3D

Clean the old stuff with the alcohol. Use a small blob of goop at one end and spread it thin with the plastic barrel of a Q-tip. You will need a lot less than you think. The thinner the application the better the heat transfer.
rodman99999
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"The thinner the application the better the heat transfer", as long as any gaps between your sink/lid surfaces are filled/bridged.     Unless I’m mistaken; there are no fasteners, to hold the lid tightly against the heatsink, in the A1.
fishpatrol OP
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Thanks very much. The top cover has two screws that connect to the heat sink, so there’s some clamping force. I’ll try for a very thin layer. 
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atmasphere
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The usual mistake is to apply too much, which is less effective and makes a mess.
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ltmandella
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I know it has been a couple years, but I am also concerned about heatsink for my A1-2008.

How did your work go on your A1?  

Any advice you can give about refreshing the heatsink compound or other work on the A1-2008?

It is an absolutely amazing sounding amp, in a number of ways beats my OTL tube amp!

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