Thermal sensor attached to tape glue 2010 Mini

[LeandrodaFL]

Hey all, doing some upgrades on my 2010 macmini. I recently replaced the optical drive for an SSD, as well as the original hdd for another ssd. In the process, i would had to transfer 3 thermal sensors.

As you may know, turning the mini without sensors makes the fan go maximum speed. However, I hate gluing stuff to my ssds. I even plan on upgrading the ssds in the future as they are small capacity at the moment. So i am wondering...

The sensors have tape on their edge. Can I "close" the tape around the sensor and then leave it plugged to the logical board? From my point of view, the mini will read temperature on the tape, which i believe will not make the fan loud

And also, is this safe? Will the sensor catch fire being evolved by the glue on the tape?

 

[hfg]

You will be fine ... there will be no fire.

The sensor will continue to monitor "ambient" air around the sensor. If you wanted to, you could even use a little Scotch Tape and tape it to your SSD, but I doubt it will make any difference. The fans just need the thermistor sensor to be attached to be happy.