thermal tape??

[LeHaM]

hello all,
i was going through some old boxes and found some stuff given to me by an retired electrician, not much really just lots of heat shrink.. BUT i came across something odd i think it may be like thermal tape/strips or something but im not sure.... please help.
thanks in advance

 

[LeHaM]

sorry about the pic quality, i took it on an old iPhone

 

[TrainableMan]

It is a licorice flavored fruit roll-up

Is it sticky on both sides?

 

[LeHaM]

Is it sticky on both sides?

why yes..... yes it is

 

[TrainableMan]

Similar to this maybe?

 

[davehc]

It was often used in the older days, when motherboard items did no have clamps. This meant that , as well as cooling, it helped, for example, to "glue" the fan to the top of the CPU.
I believe its actual cooling effect was minimal, but with mor knowledge now of cooling cvompounds, it could be worthwhile for a motivated company to experiment with it again.

 

[Ross]

You see this kind of stuff on Heatsinks and the like. To be honest it's not much cop.. The TIM you purchase in tubes is far better..
I always use OCZ freeze as it's superior quality to other Thermal pastes out there..