[TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Les Kalmus wrote:

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <w2lk at bk-lk.com>
>> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
>>
>>
>>
>>> I used Loctite on SS nuts and bolts on a beam and its boom attachments
>>> on a tower in Manhattan.
>>> When it was removed about 8 years later, there was no galling, easy
>>> removal and everything was reusable.
>>> It worked fine.
>>>
>Glenn Thorne wrote:
>> Any chance you remember which grade of Loctite?
>>
>> Glenn KD0Q
>>
>Not a chance. It was blue, I bought a small tube at HD and used it up. 
>I think either 242 or 243 would work. My purpose was to ensure that the 
>bolts never came loose since I was living in a coop building full of 
>lawyers : )
>
>Les W2LK
>

It was probably 242, as it has been sold in a retail blister pack for 
many years in the USA. For amateur purposes, 242 and 243 are practically 
the same and both have a proven long-term track record.

I haven't tried the gel stick, because I value the way the liquids run 
along the threads to fill all the gaps. According to the spec sheet, the 
liquids are also stronger when set.




-- 

73 from Ian GM3SEK