JIM HOLSONBACK wrote in a message to ALL:

 JH> Hello to ALL.

 JH> I am about to start into some testing of a number of Athlon type
 JH> mainboards.  I have an older Duron 900 or so chip for my test cpu,
 JH> and a suitable heatsink/fan combo for that. What I want to avoid is
 JH> having to disassemble the cpu/heatsink combo at each testing, and
 JH> worry about reapplication of heatsink compound.

 JH> I'm thinking about some sort of temporary adhesive between the cpu
 JH> chip and the heatsink/fan, so that they can remain together between
 JH> mainboard testings.

 JH> In recent mailings to me of credit card renewals, the cards are
 JH> mailed attached by some sort of a gob of goo adhesive to a stiff
 JH> paper substrate. I was thinking that this sort of temporary
 JH> adhesive might suit my testing purposes for mating of a test cpu to
 JH> a test HS&F, for swapping around.

 JH> Any advice for this situation  will be appreciated.  Thanks in
 JH> advance. 

I know that stuff you're talking about,  peels off real easy.  No idea just
what it is,  though.  Maybe silicone caulking compound?  It wouldn't take
much,  and could probably be applied to one edge,  or something.

There was this other stuff I used,  years ago,  called "Barge
Cement",  it came in a little tube and dried in a rubbery consistency.
 Good for things you wanted to maybe take apart later on.  I have no idea
if it's still out there or where it might be found,  though.

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