Cooling Thermal Pad Aging

el01

King of Cable Management
Original poster
Jun 4, 2018
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Hello all!

I would like to ask about thermal pad aging- how do I know if a thermal pad is old enough to be useless? Also, if my thermal pad is flaky (such as the one stuck to the back of the 13MP camera on my (backside opened) Xperia X), will it still be effective as a thermal pad?

Thanks!
-el01