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Originally Posted by ebarker
I just went to the Home Depot and got some of the 'modernized' velcro - the industrial strength version. I do not know for fact but it possibly compares favorably to the 3M stuff.
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I've been using that Velcro Industrial stuff (industrially, for FRC and for other things) for years, and I'm very pleased with it. I would
estimate that it's stronger in tension than Dual Lock (although not quite as simple to separate). 1114 and 2505 used it to hold down their controls last year, with no issues as far as I know. 1114 even uses it to attach their battery and cRIO. (At inspection, they demonstrated that the main battery was reasonably secure, and were passed.)
The only real catch with Velcro Industrial is that the adhesive needs a while to cure: according to the box, don't pull it apart for 24 h once you've applied it.