Dick, W1KSZ wrote:
>Jim Lux wrote:
>> At 02:05 PM 8/28/2007, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
>>> Ji
>>> You're right, Jim, I should have been more specific. The grade I use
>>> routinely for antenna work is the blue Loctite 242. In Loctite's own
>>> words:
>>
>>
>> My favorite kind... I use a lot of this stuff for all kinds of things.
>> That, and the wicking green one, which number I can't remember, and
>> have to go look it up everytime I order another bottle.
>>
>> This grade is one that you apply to the thread and install while wet,
>>> and then it cures in about 24 hours. It will keep normally tightened
>>> nuts or screws from vibrating loose in the long term, while also sealing
>>> the threads against corrosion. Disassembly with hand tools requires
>>> about the same torque as nyloc nuts.
>>>
>>> Sorry, I can't remember exactly what grade of "red Loctite" was used for
>>> locking the stainless steel studs into the old Ham-M bell housing... but
>>> 30 years later, those studs are still firm.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>
>Is there a shelf life one should worry about ?
>
>Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ
Not that I have ever noticed with 242. A small bottle lasts me for
years, and it always seems the same.
--
73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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