[Heathkit] DX-60 Problem

[Rbethman]

Hello All,

If you have to go through and tighten them all, give some thought to a 
"drop" of Loctite as you work your way through.

This will keep them from working loose.  It even prevents loosening in 
high vibration.

Just DON'T get it under the lock washer!

Bob - N0DGN

Glen Zook wrote:

>I have found that about 90% of the "screwy" problems
>in boat anchors that I repair for others are caused by
>loose hardware.  One of the first things that I do is
>to tighten all of the machine screws, nuts, etc., that
>go through the chassis.  Remember that the vast
>majority of grounds are made through these fasteners.
>
>This hardware works loose even if the unit sits in the
>same place year after year.  A few months back I
>started developing some intermittent problems in my
>Collins 75S-3A that has been on my main console for
>over 30 years.  I found that well over half of the
>screws holding the tube sockets in place, the terminal
>strips in place, and so forth had worked their way
>loose.  Since all of the grounds are made through
>these the receiver was acting up.  I tightened all of
>them, checked the alignment (was still "right on") and
>returned the receiver to its place on the console.
>
>The same thing in the SB-101 that I had for a while. 
>Most of the machine screws that hold the circuit
>boards in place (and make the ground connections) had
>worked loose.  Tightened them up and no more problems.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
>
>--- Harry Vaught <hlv at frozenlady.com> wrote:
>
>I must admit to not having checked grounds in general,
>but I did check the grounds in and around the
>modulator tube.
>
>Glen, K9STH
>
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