Ok so if you just care about annodizing you know it comes that way from the factory right? Unless you want a different color. Powder coating may work for you instead.
I figure theyâre using Type II anodizing, not Type III (more durable and much rarer in electronics).
Type III is deeper/darker colored with the same dye and is really, really scratch/ding/scuff resistant. I have a few flashlights in both types, and the Type III just totally rocks in terms of durability and looking new for a long time.
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Hi I am working on a video soon. In the meantime MASSIVE W for framework.
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Hi,
This is more a question, I donât know the answer.
On my FW, the case gets warm so I assume itâs acting like a large heat sink.
If you anodized or skin it, will it adversely affect it heat sink abilities?
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Skin, probably not. Annodizing absolutely would affect the cooling. I had to buy âpad paperâ or whatever its called from hobby lobby to replace the inner padding that I tore off. This has a risk of failing so I would have to open it up probably once every 6 months to check on it. Though if someone does a very maticulous job of it, they could probably restore the original cooling. Either way the affect is not ultra huge because the heatsink itself is not part of the case but probably noticeable if not done right.
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Well, the internals gets hot, so it will naturally want to diffuse in all directions. Including through things like chassis.
Is the chassis designed with the intention of carrying heat, like on passive-cooled laptops
I donât know the answer to that.
I imagine with the massive cooling solutions provided by Framework and Cooler Master, that it wonât have any significant impact on the actual thermals. Maybe not even a degree.
This is mostly correct from what I can gather. The issue is there are internal pads and stuff that need to be destroyed for annodizing or powder coating to be possible. You need to reconstruct it.
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