[TowerTalk] Reliability (or not) of SMA connectors
Jim W7RY
jimw7ry at gmail.com
Sun Dec 4 17:16:31 EST 2022
I always keep several bottles of dollar store nail polish around in the
shop/shack.
I use it to mark vacuum tubes in my Drake stuff, among other marking
requirements. Especailly handy to mark/color code PL-259 connectors.
73, Jim W7RY
On 12/4/2022 1:41 PM, Lux, Jim wrote:
> On 12/4/22 10:57 AM, Michael Tope wrote:
>> A tiny blob of something really viscous (so it won't crawl up into
>> the threads by capillary action) like 5 minute epoxy or JB weld would
>> probably work. You could test it on a nut and bolt the same diameter
>> to make sure it isn't too hard to remove.
>
>
> Nail polish is viscous and readily available, and easily removed with
> a solvent if needed. It's also not too brittle, so it won't crack with
> small loads. Also because it's solvent based, it tends to work well on
> fasteners with an oil film, because the oil goes into solution with
> the solvent. You can also do color coding - red for this year, blue
> for last year, or bands or whatever.
>
> Probably any lacquer or solvent based paint would work.
>
>
> I'm not sure I'd go with an epoxy - too hard to remove if you get too
> much on. And, some don't stick well if there's an oil or grease film.
>
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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY
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