Or if you have a hot glue gun you can use that too. ------------------------- 73, Greg - AB7R Whidbey Island WA NA-065
On Thu Oct 23 6:17 , Tom Hammond sent: > > >RTV is very often available as gasket maker/filler from your friendly > > >neighborhood auto parts store. > > >Permatex #16B, Black, Silicone Adhesive Sealer IS NOT SUITABLE, > >              >CONTAINS ACETIC ACID > > >PERMATEX #598B, Black, Hi-Temp RTV Silicone Gasket Maker IS SUITABLE and > > >               >DOES _NOT_ CONTAIN ACETIC ACID > > >73, > > >Tom Hammond  N0SS > > > > >At 00:30 10/23/2008, David Cutter wrote: > > > >Cheap RTVs such as used in bathroom sealant >has a vinegar smell and will attack copper. In a small confined >space inside a radio that's not good. In an open outdoor >environment where the gas can escape it's not such a problem. Dow >Corning and others make RTVs with benign contents, but at a considerable >increase in cost. > > > >Surface mount components have practically >no exposed copper and pcb tracks are not exposed, so, I wonder whether >the acetic acid attacks the tin coated contacts. > > > >David > >G3UNA > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Bob > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Cc: >[email protected] > > > >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:35 PM > > >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 mobile > > > >OK... May I ask why? > > > >I have seen it done in commercial products and I recently did it when >I was assembling > > >my SoftRock receivers because of my concerns with the #30 wire >breaking. > > > >The two reasons I might think of would be any detuning effect or fear >of the material used > > >attacking the wire insulation. > > > >Any wisdom on this subject out there?   I did not see >or am not aware of the Elecraft > > >advisory. > > > >73, > > >Bob > > >K2TK > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >wrote: > > >I have seen the use of dope, sealers and so on strongly discouraged >by Elecraft. > > >matt, W6NIA > > > > > >Oct 22, 2008 10:30:51 AM, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >There are at least two ferrite core transformers in the K3 that are > > > >supported only by their thin wires. I'm concerned that they may not > > > >survive a mobile environment. It would take only a dab of RTV > > >(silicone adhesive sealant) to secure them, but I don't know if this > > > >has been discusses or approved. > > > >Windy KM5Q > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Elecraft mailing list > > >Post to: >[email protected] > > >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > > >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > >Help: > >http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > >Elecraft web page: >http://www.elecraft.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Elecraft mailing list > > >Post to: [email protected] > > >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > > > >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft  > > > > >Help: > >http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > >Elecraft web page: > >http://www.elecraft.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Elecraft mailing list > >Post to: [email protected] > >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft  > > > >Help: > >http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > >Elecraft web page: > >http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
