I doubt you use actual RTV but a RTV-like sealant. RTV contains acetic acid and will eat/corrode electronics and is a no-no for mil hardware. In mil spec hardware I doubt you are winding your own toroids. While it was common practice to do your own air wound coil knifing, the CMMI people have pretty much axed that practice as it makes it too easy to loose the recipe and manufacturing costs are too high. Now everything is bought with a ridiculous tolerance spec from coilcraft or its laser trimmed. (just gave the manufacturing cost to someone else really, but the big wigs never realize that)
Just wanted to give my 0.02 before some people got the idea to goto the hardware store and grab RTV, make sure you know what they are using as the solvent! /also produces military hardware Matt W8ESE Former KD8DAO http://blog.MattIsKichigai.com On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 3:14 PM, SidShusterman <[email protected]> wrote: > I currently work for a military radio manufacturer and we vibrate > everything we make because lives depend on our products. In cases where > vibration is an issue we use RTV to provide a cushion. I am not > suggesting anything just stating a commercial fact. > Step away from the hot glue gun. It is for scrapbooking not radio > manufacture. > 73, > Sid > > >> Applying hot glue in tiny amounts takes a level of creativity and skill not >> found with most kit builders. >> Why risk it? > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
