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Author:  TheHobgob [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Riddiculous question.
Is it safe to use sellotape on my case between the case and the motherboard (the gap the spacers creates) to hold cables in place?

If not sellotape can you suggest any other form of adhesive? I don't want to drill any holes into the MB tray.
Author:  dogbert10 [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
I prefer to use things like these - sellotape tends to dry out and loose it's adhesive properties.
Author:  Spreadie [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
TheHobgob wrote:
Is it safe to use sellotape on my case between the case and the motherboard (the gap the spacers creates) to hold cables in place?

If not sellotape can you suggest any other form of adhesive? I don't want to drill any holes into the MB tray.

I've been using duct tape for years. It hasn't failed yet.
Author:  Geiseric [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
TheHobgob wrote:
Is it safe to use sellotape on my case between the case and the motherboard (the gap the spacers creates) to hold cables in place?

If not sellotape can you suggest any other form of adhesive? I don't want to drill any holes into the MB tray.


A lot of PSA (pressure sensitive adhesives) on the market are emulsion based cheap tapes, what I would recommend if you want to go down the packaging tape route is a Tape that has been made from a hot-melt synthetic rubber resin like Scotch general purpose sealing tape 371 or Tesa 4280 both of which have an adhesive to steel peel strength of 4.0N/10mm.
Author:  rustybucket [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
If you can't fix it with gaffer tape.....

... you're not using enough.
Author:  finlay666 [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
rustybucket wrote:
If you can't fix it with gaffer tape.....

... you're not using enough.



QFT

Mythbusters showed you can make a boat out of it, you can lift a car using it and you can make a CANNON out of the stuff.... it's pretty damn strong!
Author:  rustybucket [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
What's got a light side, a dark side and holds the universe together?







Gaffer Tape
Author:  TheHobgob [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ridiculous question.
I tried it and failed. The damned spaces are so small I couldn't get any cables under the MB. Looks like its a messy case for me.

And for the more observant of you, spot the difference. ;)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
finlay666 wrote:
QFT

Mythbusters showed you can make a boat out of it, you can lift a car using it and you can make a CANNON out of the stuff.... it's pretty damn strong!


A friend of a friend used two rolls of it to attach a Super 16mm camera to the side of a battleship.
Author:  rustybucket [ Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
I once used a ratchet strap and four rolls of gaffer as a substitute for the 3 feet of weld that snapped at the business end of a 20 ton hydraulic ram under a stage.

Worked as well 8-)
Author:  Bluespider [ Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Riddiculous question.
If you want to be completely anal about the whole thing, Mylar tape is the stuff to use when sticking anything to a circuit board (or anything electrical)

example here

its completey non conductive and guaranteed to stick your cables to the board.

Its the brown film you sometimes see on motherboards and circuits and occasionally on processor sockets before they are populated.
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