[Elecraft] Purpose of Thermal Pad on Output Transistors

[lbailey@aep.com]

What is the purpose of the thermal pad that goes between the final 
transistors & the heat sink?  (According to the manual, the transistor 
will burn up in short time w/o this pad)

73, Lynn, K5AVJ
K2 #1411

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