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Kapton tape Apples uses all over on G4 notebooks

Kapton tape Apples uses all over on G4 notebooks PowerPC 6 posts Sep 22, 2015 — Oct 8, 2015

#1 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 - 22:22

Do you guys buy new Kapton tape pieces when reworking G4 Ibook/Powerbooks? Apples seems to love using that stuff to keep cables plugged in.

#2 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 - 22:27

I just reuse it most of the time.

#3 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 - 23:31

I use ¾" or ½" 3M 8403 tape when the original tape no longer holds. I have it on hand already as splicing tape for film processing and for securing thermal/dye sublimation transfers to blanks. It's a polyester tape with silicone adhesive. It's a bit thicker/stiffer than the original Kapton tape, but holds up very well. EDIT: typogrdhdhn errors

#4 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 - 02:35

You can get rolls of Kapton tape from ebay for a couple dollars.

#5 Thu, 8 Oct 2015 - 01:34

I purchased a few rolls from ebay, seems to be ok.

#6 Thu, 8 Oct 2015 - 01:41

I reuse where I can, or if damaged remove and replace with some electrical tape.