On Jan 14, 2010, at 12:10 AM, John Carmonne wrote:
On Jan 13, 2010, at 9:06 PM, Richard Gerome wrote:
I'm pretty sure this tape is to shield it from static
electricity??? Electricity takes the shortest path to ground so it
would follow the tape and not zap the HD...So this is why it would
be used!!!
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From: John Carmonne <[email protected]>
Sent: Jan 14, 2010 12:01 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: copper tape replacement
On Jan 13, 2010, at 8:57 PM, mark ray wrote:
my G4 iMac's optical drive died, so I replaced it and upgraded
to a larger hard drive as well, There is a perforated metal
cage on the front bottom of the optical drive that is held to
the drive with copper "tape" 6" long and 3/4" wide. it has
lost it stickiness. is there anything I can use to adhere it
back to the drive. Or is there a replacement "tape" available?
Thanks.
mark ray
[email protected]
It's KAPTON TAPE ULINE 800-295=5510 uline.com.
This is the stuff
http://www.uline.com/BL_6407/Kapton-Tape
No, it's not that Kapton tape, which is based on polymide film.
There is, I believe, some Kapton tape that has EMI/EFI
capabilities, but Mark is correct when he says copper tape.
That's what is used in every iMac G4 I've been inside.
Jim Scott--
Found these as well:
JVCC CFL-5CA Copper Foil Tape (Conductive Adhesive):
and
DiMarzio Copper Shielding Tape, 24""x3-1/2""
I'll have to check locally and see if someone carries it, I will
never (oh I really hope not) use 36 YARDS of this stuff. If not
Hello LEM swap list!
mark ray
[email protected]
Why do you want to use conductive tape? You want to short your
board?
John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
O O
All the machines I have opened have the Kapton Poly tape. I got on
to it from Bob at HeadGap.
John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
Well as usual I have the exception, this is metal. I have seen the
poly/silicone tape as well, just not on this machine.
mark ray
[email protected]
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