[Elecraft] K2 front panel board rubber spacers

[Roger Marrotte]

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:54 PM
To: Norm Havercroft; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 front panel board rubber spacers


Norm,

Glue, yes, but SuperGlue on rubber does not work very well - the superglue
hardens (becomes inflexible) and the rubber must still flex, so it will come
off in time.  I built a K2 recently and found the pads reluctant to stick
too - so maybe Elecraft needs to monitor their pad vendor's process for a
bit, or it may be that the problem is now solved but a few bad ones slipped
through, and a few of us "unfortunates" got kits with bad adhesive.
I finished a new K2 a week or two ago and I too had a problem with the
little rubber spacers sticking.
Can't remember it happening before.

Roger, W1EM
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Rubber cement is a better choice, double sided tape is another, contact
cement will work great, and many of the automotive glues specifically for
rubber (or vinyl) to metal will work superbly - many of these are a form of
contact cement, especially if the instructions indicate that you should let
the glue surfaces dry (or 'tack up') before mating the surfaces.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> Spent the weekend on a new K2.  After finishing up the front panel 
> board, the little rubber spacers kept falling off the PC board.  They 
> stick, just not very well.  After one of them fell off for the third 
> time, I tried to pick up the backing paper off my desk with plans to 
> deal with it later only to discover the paper square firmly glued in 
> place.  After pealing it up, it no longer has any interest in 
> transfering the thin adhesive to the pad.  Is it time for super glue?  
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> 73,
> N7NSD
> Norm
>
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