And if you never used any anti-sieze compound on SS connections and find
you need to get them apart without galling, a spritz of WD40 will do the
trick.
73,
Jim N9WW
James Chaggaris
President
PowerOne Corp./PowerOne Environmental
2325 Dean St. Suite 200
St. Charles, IL 60175
Phn: 630-443-6500
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On 8/20/13 8:44 PM, "EZ Rhino" <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz> wrote:
>Well I'll be...I never thought there was anything else besides Penetrox
>and Noalox.
>http://www.cesco.com/b2c/product/3970?gdftrk=gdfV25445_a_7c1847_a_7c7081_a
>_7c3970&gclid=CM30humzjbkCFe1_QgodpnQAWQ
>
>As far as the anti-seize goes, you can use almost anything to keep the SS
>hardware from galling. Motor oil, vaseline, 3n1 oil, WD40, etc. AND
>Penetrox! Why use a different product when you're already using Penetrox
>to assemble antenna elements? It works just fine. Remember to put a dab
>on the threads next to the nut when you decide to take the antenna apart
>10 years from now, though.
>
>Chris
>KF7P
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On Aug 20, 2013, at 19:32 , GARY HUBER wrote:
>
>
>> His reasoning was that enough bare aluminum-to-aluminum surface area
>would remain that the use of the Permatex was very unlikely to negatively
>effect antenna performance. Anyone have an opinion on this? Should I
>re-do
>the joints in question while the antenna is still on the ground? Or
>would
>this be a needless exercise at this point?
>
>I've used Blackburn compound for over thirty years. A nasty, sticky
>graphite mixture, it keeps new or cleaned aluminum joints like new after
>years in service. When I was just getting into the hobby I salvaged an
>old TH-4 and on the recommendation of a couple HAMs who had been at it a
>few years drilled and Zip screwed each element piece to make the
>mechanical - electrical bond.
>
>
>73 ES DX,
>Gary -- AB9M
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