I thought about that but the hd is on the top side and the I believe
the "cage" touches the metal base just below the drive door. It sits
above a metal bar on the base that the two heat posts (that the
thermal paste goes on) when connecting the base to the upper housing.
I'd like to know what it is for, but mostly I want to put it back
together properly.
mark ray
bluellama...@embarqmail.com
On Jan 14, 2010, at 12:06 AM, 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 <carmo...@aol.com>
Sent: Jan 14, 2010 12:01 AM
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
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
bluellama...@embarqmail.com
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
bluellama...@embarqmail.com
Why do you want to use conductive tape? You want to short your board?
John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
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