@livfe - Not sure where this piece of plastic came from, it’s not from the Ethernet port as you can see here in the iFixit image it’s not there!
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=== Update (02/20/25) ===
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Well, it’s not from the other side either as you can see here
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As I hadn’t recognized the part I couldn’t tell you what it was. So… being metal implies a shield function but the metal surface needs to be electronically conductive to the ground plane (chassis or logic board) at least as the higher frequencies and voltages (static discharge) some adhesives can do this as metal dust is held in the adhesive to create the needed pathway.
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As I hadn’t recognized the part I couldn’t tell you what it was. So… being metal implies a shield function but the metal surface needs to be electronically conductive to the ground plane (chassis or logic board) at least at the higher frequencies and voltages (static discharge) some adhesives can do this as metal dust is held in the adhesive to create the needed pathway.
@livfe - Not sure where this piece of plastic came from, it’s not from the Ethernet port as you can see here in the iFixit image it’s not there!
[image|3554611]
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=== Update (02/20/25) ===
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Well, it’s not from the other side either as you can see here
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[image|3554615]
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As I hadn’t recognized the part I couldn’t tell you what it was. So… being metal implies a shield function but the metal surface needs to be electronically conductive to the ground plane (chassis or logic board) at least as the higher frequencies and voltages (static discharge) some adhesives can do this as metal dust is held in the adhesive to create the needed pathway.
@livfe - Not sure where this piece of plastic came from, it’s not from the Ethernet port as you can see here in the iFixit image it’s not there!
[image|3554611]