I don't understand where this urge for glueing toroids comes from. To have the toroids firmly in place, do the following:
- Leave something like 1/2" of wire extending from each end of the inductor before mounting it. - Route these wires through the PCB holes, grab them at the other side and pull gently with pliers. - The toroid will be pulled to the PCB surface, and then bend the wire slightly where it exits the hole. - Now the toroid is snugly pulled towards the PCB surface, you can solder and clip off the excess wire. I sort of thought everyone did this, but I may be wrong. Anyhow, this is a way to keep everything in place without ever using a drop of glue. 73 - Kristinn, TF3KX WE0H wrote: > > Wow, quite a response. The consensus is do NOT glue the toroids and I > won't. > > One guy said he has a radio that traveled 500k miles in a big truck and > I surely know what that kind of environment is like. Says a lot for the > radio's durability right there. > Thank you all for the help. > > Mike > WE0H > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/...Hot-glue-toroids-to-PCB----tp2407937p2418025.html Sent from the [K2] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
