[Amps] Small crack on band switch

[Anthony Rick]

Good point.  Some epoxies have metal filler.  And come to think of it you
might want to stay away from the grey colored plumber epoxies for plugging
iron pipes--those have steel filings!

AR

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 3:14 PM, jeremy-ca <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> Ummm, the JB Weld I have here states it contains metal particles; not a
> good thing for that switch.
>
> Use a different 2 part epoxy that doesnt contain metal and is specified
> for ceramic.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Rick" <asrick at gmail.com>
> To: "Andy Pfeiffer" <andy.pfeiffer at magellan.aero>
> Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Small crack on band switch
>
>
>
> You will want to use an epoxy resin.  Some products specify better
> > adherence
> > to plastic, some to metal.  JB Weld is a good all-purpose epoxy.  I
> > imagine
> > plumber's epoxy will work also.  Usually the epoxy is applied
> > liberally followed by sanding and painting.  In your case maybe you can
> > put
> > the fix on the back if you just want to prevent the crack for growing.
> >
> > Best,
> > Anthony
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Andy Pfeiffer <
> > andy.pfeiffer at magellan.aero>
> > wrote:
> >
> > The band switch in my Alpha 76 has a small crack near one of the
> > > mounting screws.
> > > The crack is barely visible. It is about one half inch long.
> > > I am thinking of applying some kind of crazy glue to the crack.
> > >
> > > Any suggestion what kind of glue to use?
> > >
> > > Andy - VA3PL
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