[mythtv-users] Coax splitters - how painful are they?

[Mike Perkins]

Meatwad wrote:
> David Brodbeck wrote:
>> On Oct 1, 2007, at 9:14 AM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>>> BTW, how did you mount the HDHR? The darn thing has none of the usual
>>> mounting holes..
>> I'm not the original poster, but over the years I've found you can  
>> mount just about anything with 3M VHB tape.  It's a foam-backed  
>> double-stick tape that bonds very strongly to metal and plastic.
> 
> Whoops. I hit send before I was ready. I meant to say "wait for my reply 
> to come through".
> 
> While I have absolutely no doubt that VHB would get the job done, it 
> would be a fairly difficult job of removing the items in the future. I 
> specifically use 3M Scotchmate bulk velcro because the adhesive is 
> really durable yet will yield when enough force is applied.
> 
Or it may come off before you want it to. Most electronic equipment generates 
some heat, so your VHB may just turn into a soggy mass of soft gunge just when 
you didn't want it to. Velcro is better, but good luck sewing it onto the boxes ;)

Mike Perkins