Temperature Sensor Adhesive??????

niceguyrichy · Jul 27, 2005, 06:38 PM

What should I use to attach the temperature sensors on my new fan controller to all the relevant bits??
I've been looking for some kind of thermal tape but haven't been able to find anything like that on sale here in the UK.
Can I use a thermal compound like Artic?? Or is there something more specific that I haven't found yet??

Lowfat · Jul 28, 2005, 01:30 AM

Any tape that can withhold a lot of heat should work fine.

niceguyrichy · Jul 28, 2005, 06:02 AM

How about Duck tape?? That work??

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 28, 2005, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

How about Duck tape?? That work??

I'd use electrical tape, it handles a resonable amount of heat and is make for electronic use...
Duct tape much be a little ugly / messy but it might stick better...

Somebody near you has to have thermal tape!
That or get someone to mail you some in a basic envolope

what exactly are you trying to measure? How you attach it would
depend on whats its being attached to...

niceguyrichy · Jul 28, 2005, 06:23 AM

Yeah I got electrical tape. I wasn't sure about how much heat it would handle, whereas I know duck tape is practically indistructable.

I was planning on putting one each on the CPU, GPU, HDD and one in the case.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 28, 2005, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

Yeah I got electrical tape. I wasn't sure about how much heat it would handle, whereas I know duck tape is practically indistructable.

I was planning on putting one each on the CPU, GPU, HDD and one in the case.

220 deg. F
STD electrical tape

200 deg. F
STD duct tape

niceguyrichy · Jul 28, 2005, 08:31 AM

Cool.

Thanks.

Give me something (else) to play with in the wee small hours.