Attaching Cobs, Strips,, Mcpcbs to Heatsinks

Will double sided thermal tape be sufficient to hold a cob or strips or board to a heatsink without screws?
I was in contact with t-Global technology about a product called Li-98.
http://www.tglobaltechnology.com/thermal-management-products/li-98-thermal-tape.php/.
The sales rep says yes.
I've seen that some on RIU who used M3 tape on strips say they came loose
So what does everyone think?

i used simple double sided adhesive tape for my stripes, dunno if i would attach cobs with that too

Thermal tape is garbage compared to actual thermal pads (like by a factor of ten). Prob ok for most strips but not for cobs.

I have been using the reels of cheap blue thermal adhesive from ebay and that stuff is like cement. I had to remove an EB strip from a 1"x24" extruded heatsink and let me tell you it was no easy task. I had to work a razor through it and it took at least 20 minutes. There is no way any of my strips are coming loose.

Thermal pad would be ideal of course as the tape is probably not wide enough to use without making the bond uneven. But as for strength yeah no problem imo.

DrBlaze said:

Thermal tape is garbage compared to actual thermal pads (like by a factor of ten). Prob ok for most strips but not for cobs.

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Do you mean by a factor of 10 thermally or factor of 10 in adhesively?

I suppose I'll just have to get a sample or two and try it.

Moflow said:

Do you mean by a factor of 10 thermally or factor of 10 in adhesively?

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When I look at the numbers the thermal resistance is extremely high on the tape

DrBlaze said:

When I look at the numbers the thermal resistance is extremely high on the tape

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Thanks

I love the cheap blue tape from ebay on strips, but would never use it on cob's. I use Arctic MX-4 on cobs.

DrBlaze said:

When I look at the numbers the thermal resistance is extremely high on the tape

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What are the numbers?