[Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Kx2 paddle issue

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Hi Josh: 

When I bought Loctite I had a choice of only two, red and blue. So I just
looked and that's all the Loctite web site lists now (they do have a variety
of glues and other chemicals but I am looking at threadlockers). Red Loctite
requires heating the screw to 500F to remove it. Blue Loctite can be removed
using hand tools. They do say they are not "recommended" for use on
plastics, but I believed they meant securing plastic threaded parts. In my
case it was a steel screw and nut so I used blue Loctite on the screw
threads. A tiny amount of the Loctite must have flowed onto the plastic hole
in the parts the screw and nut were securing. That was enough that resulted
in slow disintegration from a hole for a #4 screw out to an inch more in all
directions. 

I'll continue to use a drop of CA glue since I've never had a screw secured
with it come loose yet they are easily removed when needed. 

73, Ron AC7AC



-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Josh Fiden
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 1:20 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Re: Kx2 paddle issue

There are something like 40 different formulations of Loctite Threadlocker.
It's a great product *if* you select the correct one for your application.
The wrong one can be a disaster.

73,
Josh W6XU

On 7/24/2017 12:48 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Perhaps Loctite has changed the formula

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