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laptop power supply/surge protector in bartop question PLEASE MOVE TO MAIN FORUM
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stephenp1983:
I have a bartop kit from mameroom, and I just wanted to make sure it would be ok to velcro the laptop power supply and the surge protector inside. Will it cause too much heat and pose as a fire risk? I am more concerned with placing velcro on the laptop power supply than anything.
Any thoughts.
Could a mod please move this to the main forum thanks.
BobA:
The mameroom bartop has ventilation slots but no active fan afaik. The worse thing about velcro and heat is that sooner or later the glue will give out. I have velcroed a number of components in bartops but the velcro always lets go in a few years. The more expensive the velcro the better the glue. Industrial velcro is still hanging on. Dollar store velcro is not worth using.
If you have a heat generating part and want it to stay in place use plumbers strapping. It is a metal strap with holes in it found in the plumbing department of your home depot. A couple of screws and your part is there to stay until you unscrew it. It comes in stainless steel and galvanized. The galvanized is cheaper.
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