UTH Question

[Pelican't]

I applaud your sense of safety. Usually the peel-off that covers adhesive is some sort of waxed paper or plastic. I'm not sure the UTH will get hot enough to set
fire to it, though it would dry out in time & become more likely as time goes on. It also occurs to me that the cover on the adhesive is going to act as insulation,
allowing LESS heat to rise into the enclosure, and that also makes it more likely to overheat. Not sure what to advise you, I've never used UTH with adhesive &
it sounds like yours is really designed to only be used once the backing is peeled, which is a real hassle: if it doesn't detach easily, the UTH itself will be damaged
if you ever try to remove it, & then you'll need to buy some more, which was perhaps their intention when they did it this way?

Thanks appreciate it, yea I was in the process of putting it together when I asked and decided to go do it as instructed. Removed the tape, the wax paper covering and simply used the adhesive it came with.

It felt like there were a few too many risks (possibility of the aluminum tape short circuiting with the uth, wax paper melting from direct contact etc) so when the time comes I'm sure it's just gonna be a process of scraping the thing off. After that I can deal with whatever remains by retaping or getting something new if it needs adjusted, no worrying about wax paper.

Your advice just makes me see some more issues that I hadn't even thought of so now just feeling good to not have regrets.