[Elecraft] Loose Handle on K3

[Tom W8JI]

> Any screw can come loose at any time.

I hope not. The world would fall apart as we know it.

Locking compounds are never necessary to lock with the correct hardware and 
materials. That's why wheel lug nuts stay tight even when threads are 
greased, and why oil soaked engine and transmission bolts stay tight even 
when spun, stressed, and vibrated.

When a small screw comes loose it is because of a material problem (like 
selection of the wrong locking hardware) or tightening error. Locking 
compounds make up for other mistakes or shortfalls like too tight or too 
loose or bad hardware. If we can't fix the real problem, then we should use 
them.

73 Tom