On this subject I would tend to believe some of it's due to thermal expansion
and contraction
From: Dennis Griffin eagleeyeden...@gmx.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Mailer elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Loctite
A small drop
A small drop of Loctite® 222, which is purple in color, would be appropriate
for these small screws in this application. However, I don’t consider most cars
to be a high vibration environment. If one were to regularly drive on
cobblestone or washboard surfaces, then a thread locker might be
Mainly for kit builders --
Because the screws are stainless steel but are threaded into aluminum,
there is a small chance of a slight galling of the threads, making it
impossible to fully tighten the screw. A bit of light oil the first
time a screw is inserted would my choice rather than a
them for long enough the clod flow would finally stop.
Hank K7HP
From: Don Wilhelm
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:05 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Loctite
Mainly for kit builders --
Because the screws are stainless steel but are threaded into aluminum,
there is a small
On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:05:56 -0400, you wrote:
I will repeat my caution to use a good #1 Phillips screwdriver to keep
from rounding out the screw heads. If you can see shiny spots on the
screwdriver tip, replace it with a new one.
And make sure you are not using a Reed and Prince screw
: [Elecraft] Loctite Multicore solder
Howdy Fellow Builders:
I was googling Loctite Multicore (formerly Ersin Multicore) and found a
source to order from.
The source is RSHughes and the solder I ordered can be found at:
http://rshughes.com/products/mm00979.html
I ordered two rolls
I also placed an order for two rolls of the Loctite solder with R. S.
Hughes. I received a call earlier this morning from their Raleigh, NC
location informing me of the minimum requirement for 20 1-pound rolls.
I told them to cancel the order.
Apparently someone else had also ordered from
Jim:
At 08:47 AM 9/29/2005, Jim Campbell wrote:
I also placed an order for two rolls of the Loctite solder with R. S.
Hughes. I received a call earlier this morning from their Raleigh, NC
location informing me of the minimum requirement for 20 1-pound rolls.
I told them to cancel the order.
All,
I placed an order for two rolls of mulicore from R. S. Hughes this
morning. Their sales rep from Portland, OR just called, and told me
that Loctite usually has a 20 roll minimum order. So, just as Don did a
month or so ago, I am willing to order a box, keep two rolls for myself,
and
Howdy Fellow Builders:
I was googling Loctite Multicore (formerly Ersin Multicore) and found a
source to order from.
The source is RSHughes and the solder I ordered can be found at:
http://rshughes.com/products/mm00979.html
I ordered two rolls of the .020 63/37, Loctite (and RSHughes)
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