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Laptop Feet
The little 1/8" thick 1/2" round rubber button style feet that are on
the bottom of my Dell Laptop are coming off. Recently I've been sitting it in my lap and the heat buildup is a bit hotter than normal. So the glue has started degrading and the rubber buttons are coming off. Its like the adhesive on black electrical tape that gets gooey when hot. Anyone know of a good way to put them back on with something that is heat resistant more than the original Dell glue? |
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:20:03 GMT, Big_Al
wrote: The little 1/8" thick 1/2" round rubber button style feet that are on the bottom of my Dell Laptop are coming off. Recently I've been sitting it in my lap and the heat buildup is a bit hotter than normal. So the glue has started degrading and the rubber buttons are coming off. Its like the adhesive on black electrical tape that gets gooey when hot. Anyone know of a good way to put them back on with something that is heat resistant more than the original Dell glue? Thoroughly clean off all traces of glue from the cabinet and the rubber feet- including peeling off the adhesive liner if it is still stuck to either part (it usually is still stuck to one or the other). Usually a petroleum solvent will be needed to get this glue off, but beware of what you use on a plastic laptop case, I suggest WD-40 or "Goo-Gone"(like the pictured 8 oz squeeze bottle, not their spray that is like 409 grease cutting soap) http://www.loveladyh.com/uploaded_im...one-771096.jpg After all traces of glue are gone wipe off excess solvent then a final wiping with rubbing alcohol, or detergent solution on a rag then a rag with only water - just basic prep steps to get ALL of everything off the plastic and off the feet, this is critical for best results. Put them back on with epoxy. For example Devcon 5 minute clear epoxy, available at many hardware stores in the US. If the rubber feet are not flat anymore on the contact area you may need to use a larger amount of epoxy and not squeeze too hard when putting them back on so you are not forcing too much epoxy out from under the contact area. If the feet are still perfectly flat it would only take a tiny amount of epoxy. Another alternative that is less permanent than epoxy (for better and worse, some might think that a tiny bit of epoxy is looking non-factory) is to just buy a sheet of stick-on button feet online then when one comes off, just clean the area with goo-gone and put a brand new foot on to replace it, throwing away the old one. |
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Laptop Feet
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:20:03 GMT, Big_Al wrote:
The little 1/8" thick 1/2" round rubber button style feet that are on the bottom of my Dell Laptop are coming off. Recently I've been sitting it in my lap and the heat buildup is a bit hotter than normal. So the glue has started degrading and the rubber buttons are coming off. Its like the adhesive on black electrical tape that gets gooey when hot. Anyone know of a good way to put them back on with something that is heat resistant more than the original Dell glue? My advice would be to attack the source of your problem. Heat buildup that appears to be higher than normal is a clear indication of cooling problems in your laptop. And usually warns you for more problems ahead :-) Most probable cause is, that your fan is less effective because of dust buildup inside your laptop. I would suggest to try to remove that dust (either by opening your laptop or by gently applying pressured air --when the laptop is switched off!!--) -- Kind regards, Gerard Bok |
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Gerard Bok wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:20:03 GMT, Big_Al wrote: The little 1/8" thick 1/2" round rubber button style feet that are on the bottom of my Dell Laptop are coming off. Recently I've been sitting it in my lap and the heat buildup is a bit hotter than normal. So the glue has started degrading and the rubber buttons are coming off. Its like the adhesive on black electrical tape that gets gooey when hot. Anyone know of a good way to put them back on with something that is heat resistant more than the original Dell glue? My advice would be to attack the source of your problem. Heat buildup that appears to be higher than normal is a clear indication of cooling problems in your laptop. And usually warns you for more problems ahead :-) Most probable cause is, that your fan is less effective because of dust buildup inside your laptop. I would suggest to try to remove that dust (either by opening your laptop or by gently applying pressured air --when the laptop is switched off!!--) Actually the feet coming off did trigger the same thought you have. I've already started your idea. But the dust is a good one too. Forgot that. I had bought a slightly larger drive and faster (5400 to 7200 RPM). I think it is that new HD that is causing the increased heat along with new use of the laptop (more time on my lap). The increased speed was not that noticable so the heat is a side effect I don't care about. Besides the larger drive can go in the USB case and makes my backup drive faster and larger now. And that's good so I can keep more backup history. Now I've put the old drive back in, and the heat is much less and I'm going to make/get a flat hard platform (if nothing more than a piece of wood) for a surface to put the laptop on so the feet keep that small air gap under the unit. Kony had some good ideas for re-affixing the feet which is now the remaining cleanup. Thanks both of you. |
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