The heatsink I attached for testing was a bit cumbersome, and was supported by the leads of the TO-220 transistor package and a bit of Blu-Tak.
To make things a little more sturdy I made a bracket from 3 mm thick aluminium angle. This will attach to the PCB mounting holes using M2.5 screws. On the back of the bracket I will attach three small heatsinks to increase the mass and surface area. On the front the transistor will be attached with a standard isolating kit. The fan will be attached with screws through the vanes of the small heatsinks. I drew a sketch on some scrap paper then I decided to make a nice drawing with QCad.


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