[Amps] Re: Henry 2k

[Gary Smith]

A suggestion for keeping  small parts form vibrating off would be to use just  small drop of blue loctite on the threads of the nut or srcew in question.

Blue Loctite can be easily found in almost any auto parts store.

If you read the back the label it states blue loctite should not be used on small screws and nuts, yellow being recommended.  But... I and my r/c flying friends have been using the blue stuff for years( yellow is tough to find anywhere) for years with out having any difficulty removing the nut or bolt at a later date.

Just a thought when even those items anchored down with the aid of lockwashers still come loose.
73
Gary WA6FGI
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eric Dobrowansky 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:34 PM
  Subject: [Amps] Re: Henry 2k


  Check the hardware for the tube sockets, and make sure there are no nuts 
  missing on the underside of the chassis.  I repaired a 2K not once, but 
  twice, due to hardware vibrating off of the tube socket, causing one of the 
  tube filaments to loose connection. It's been a few years, so I don't recall 
  which socket it was, but it was enough for one of the tubes to loose 
  filament voltage.

  Maybe when you changed tubes, the socket hardware shifted ever so slightly, 
  enough to re-establish current flow. After the fan/blower ran awhile, maybe 
  it moved enough to loose connection once again.

  73
  Eric
  KE2D
  (PS - 3K Premier 3CX1200A7 for sale in anyone is looking for a nice Henry!)
   

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