Is there a shelf life one should worry about ?
Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ
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.
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