It's a million-to-one chance...
Dec. 2nd, 2003 04:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
venta...but it might just work.
Does anybody have/have access to glue which will conduct electricity ? Would they be prepared to let me have a little blob of it ?
Those who take a paternal interest in William, my elderly Peugeot, may remember that he developed dodgy electrics on the way to Whitby. Investigation has eventually revealed that the root cause of the blown fuses was (as suspected) the heated rear window. Notably, the metal connecting plate has come unstuck from the window. So I need to glue it back on again.
No, silver paint isn't any use. I know it's conductive, but it's not adhesive.
No, you can't buy conductive glue from your average spare car parts place. The man in Holloway Auto told me that I might be best off going to a place that fits windscreens and trying to beg a dollop from them. Since this is useful information, I didn't murder him for being very patronising in the rest of the conversation. Any suggestions of where I might find a friendly windscreen-doing establishment in Oxford appreciated, too.
I'm led to believe that conductive adhesive pads exist, but can't find them anywhere either.
I know araldite is supposed to be slightly conductive; probably not enough, though.
On an entirely irrelevant note, if anyone sees hide or hair of Jez this week, can they tell him to contact Andy at his earliest possible convenience ? Thanks.
And on a not entirely irrelevant note: bad news for Oxford car owners. Swan Motors, reliable garage and MOTer of grotty old cars, has closed :(
Does anybody have/have access to glue which will conduct electricity ? Would they be prepared to let me have a little blob of it ?
Those who take a paternal interest in William, my elderly Peugeot, may remember that he developed dodgy electrics on the way to Whitby. Investigation has eventually revealed that the root cause of the blown fuses was (as suspected) the heated rear window. Notably, the metal connecting plate has come unstuck from the window. So I need to glue it back on again.
No, silver paint isn't any use. I know it's conductive, but it's not adhesive.
No, you can't buy conductive glue from your average spare car parts place. The man in Holloway Auto told me that I might be best off going to a place that fits windscreens and trying to beg a dollop from them. Since this is useful information, I didn't murder him for being very patronising in the rest of the conversation. Any suggestions of where I might find a friendly windscreen-doing establishment in Oxford appreciated, too.
I'm led to believe that conductive adhesive pads exist, but can't find them anywhere either.
I know araldite is supposed to be slightly conductive; probably not enough, though.
On an entirely irrelevant note, if anyone sees hide or hair of Jez this week, can they tell him to contact Andy at his earliest possible convenience ? Thanks.
And on a not entirely irrelevant note: bad news for Oxford car owners. Swan Motors, reliable garage and MOTer of grotty old cars, has closed :(
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-02 08:21 am (UTC)Rats, I was going to say that.
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:22 am (UTC)The glass of the rear window has a very fine, thready metal mesh over it. But I still wouldn't have expected it to be solder-safe.
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:24 am (UTC)search for "conductive adhesive" on http://www.maplin.co.uk/
Gives a couple of products and some category links.
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:28 am (UTC)However, it does look like it would do the job, and probably cheaper than a garage if I can't find an alternative. Thanks, hadn't thought of Maplins.
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:53 am (UTC)And on a not entirely irrelevant note: bad news for Oxford car owners. Swan Motors, reliable garage and MOTer of grotty old cars, has closed :(
Arse. I need to get some new tyres and brakes for my car and was going to take it to Swan. Oh well, I'm sure KwitFit or similar will do.
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Date: 2003-12-02 02:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2003-12-03 05:13 am (UTC):)
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Date: 2003-12-03 05:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-04 01:16 am (UTC)At BadgerCon the coffee machine broke.
There was a desparate need for coffee so various people in our chalet tried to fix it with Philidelphia Cheese.
I can't actually remember why though.
Needless to say it did not work and the coffee was flavoured with Philly for some time.
F.
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Date: 2003-12-04 03:38 am (UTC)I can't actually remember why though.
Something to do with being muppets, if I remember correctly.
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Date: 2003-12-02 03:57 pm (UTC)I'm not sure if it's conductive, especially on the sticky side. But can't hurt to try. Or use it to hold some genuinely conductive foil in place.
After all, I've already got it, so it's free to experimenters.
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Date: 2003-12-03 03:13 am (UTC)Onebyone suggested (in person, not on here) that I just use gaffer tape to cobble the whole thing together, and to be honest that's looking appealing. It's cheap, easy, and (more to the point) reversible if unsuccessful.
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Date: 2003-12-02 08:46 pm (UTC)"I believe if you're moving fast enough you never have to watch your back"...but the poor thing only had a 1300cc engine so that in itself was quite a challenge.
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Date: 2003-12-03 03:11 am (UTC)