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Re: Looking for thin, metal tape for shielding
- Subject: Re: Looking for thin, metal tape for shielding
- From: Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler <nicoya@apia.dhs.org>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 16:34:33 GMT
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In article <bwpatter-4AF545.12075809072003@news.bellatlantic.net>,
Blake Patterson <bwpatter@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
: I had to take apart my SGI 1600SW flatscreen monitor to clean it out
: with distilled water becuase it had been rained on from a leaking duct
: with mineralized water. I had to cut through some metal shielding tape
: that was used on some internal metal parts to get the screen out. I
: want to replace this with some new tape, but Radio Shack does not seem
: to carry this thin tape. It's like a strip of adhesive aluminum foil.
:
: What is this stuff actually called and where can I order some online?
Google to the rescue: http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=aluminum+foil+tape
You should be able to get aluminum foil tape at any hardware store or home
center, it's usually used for sealing ductwork (as opposed to using ductape,
which is most definatley not good for sealing ductwork - the adhesive on
aluminum foil tape should last much longer).
Cheers - Tony 'Nicoya' Mantler :)
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