no reason why you couldnt use it - tho electrical tape will leave a residue on the wires after being exposed to heat... can be cleaned just fyi

 

btw, not electrical tape, it's that type of brown tape that's on packages and stuff, if you know what I mean.

 

That's worse.
It will melt and leave everything sticky.

 

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Originally Posted by Volvo That's worse. It will melt and leave everything sticky.

Pretty much this.

I used some tape to train a few wires to go up the back side of the case and when I removed it I had to scrub at it with a cloth to get the horrible black sticky stuff off.

 

I've only heard of people using electrical tape, not regular tape and its still uncommon to use electrical tape because it gets sticky. I would just go buy more cable ties since they are not expensive.

 

I use duct table to mount my optical drive in my case. Works great, its my "modding tape of the gods". The trick is having the "Solvent of the Gods" to go with it. I use my 97% isopropol for cleaning up paint mistakes, thermal compound from heatsinks and components, and for cleaning up duct tape residue if i decide to move something I mounted with duct tape.

 

I've got an idea. How about putting folded tissue around the place where you want to tighten the wire, then the tape over the top. Then just rely on the tape adhering to itself but still keeps it tight!

Could probably slide it about aswell if you wanted.

 

that brown regular tape most likely won't hold cables for long time

Get some good tape for ghetto-moding

zip-ties cost less than matches tho... so just get zip-ties

 

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Originally Posted by Dom_sufc I've got an idea. How about putting folded tissue around the place where you want to tighten the wire, then the tape over the top. Then just rely on the tape adhering to itself but still keeps it tight! Could probably slide it about aswell if you wanted.

tissues? ***? This thread keeps getting uglier and uglier

 

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Originally Posted by Tribulex tissues? ***? This thread keeps getting uglier and uglier

Do it properly and they'd be barely visible. Better than nothing if they're needed.

What's your idea? :/

 

Why would you put tissues into a computer? of all objects you could use, why in the world tissues?

 

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Originally Posted by Tribulex Why would you put tissues into a computer? of all objects you could use, why in the world tissues?

First thing that came into my head.

 

Done now, got 1000 zip ties o.o
I asked my dad for about 10-20, but he came with 1000. lol
I only used 15 or something.
Finally I can close the sidepanel without pushing it.

 

I did it, crummy picture. But I did it a while back.