[Elecraft] Loctite

Amateur Radio Operator N5GE n5ge at n5ge.com
Thu Jun 18 12:11:32 EDT 2015


On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:05:56 -0400, you wrote:

>I will repeat my caution to use a good #1 Phillips screwdriver to keep 
>from rounding out the screw heads.  If you can see shiny spots on the 
>screwdriver tip, replace it with a new one.

And make sure you are not using a Reed and Prince screw driver.  A
Reed and Prince screw driver has has a sharp point on the business end
which will keep it from seating properly in the head of a Phillips
screw, which will usually ruine the screw head by stripping the head,
making it very hard to remove.

Amateur Radio Operator 
N5GE 
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 6/18/2015 9:24 AM, Dennis Griffin wrote:
>>
>> Even though the screws may be of a stainless steel material, there is still a slight potential for galvanic corrosion. I’d think that use of a heavy bodied anti-seize compound on these screws would be all the “thread locker” most OM’s would need.
>>
>>
>
>______________________________________________________________
>Elecraft mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>Message delivered to n5ge at n5ge.com



More information about the Elecraft mailing list