Hi Tom, First let me say that I am not trying to argue with you or correct you. I just want to share what little bit of knowledge I have.
In my many years as a master mechanic in the heavy duty truck industry, I can tell you without reservation that unless you use physical force (screwdriver, etc.) and turn the screw, it will not come loose from the type of use a set of paddles on a KX2 would get and could be considered a permanent fix. We used Blue Loctite for countless purposes and I never saw it come loose on a truck which would have put many times more vibration, stress and possibly heat on the fastener. Now, that being said, you need to have the fastener clean but in the case of the KX2 paddles, it should not be an issue. I would not recommend using red Loctite. You may not get the fastener out even if you want to without destroying something. I know that from experience. As far as the design goes, I would not say it is a lousy design. I would say that they just left a step out. They forgot the blue Loctite. Elecraft isn't perfect, but they are darn close. 73 Dave KD9VT On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 7:47 AM, Tom Francis, W1TEF <kx2_...@swsports.org> wrote: > The point should be that a "drop of LocTite" isn't going to fix the > problem over time. > > You should not have to modify a product immediately out of the box because > of a lousy > design. > > Best regards, > > Tom, W1TEF > Lexington, SC > > On 7/24/2017 6:22 PM, John Oppenheimer wrote: > >> This is the response I received from Elecraft support: >> >> On 06/27/2017 01:34 PM, Elecraft Support wrote: >> >>> To your question, yes, we are now using a drop of Locktite Blue (not >>> Red) on the threads for the 2 screws that hold the round contacts in >>> place. >>> >> John KN5L >> >> On 07/24/2017 10:45 AM, KENT TRIMBLE wrote: >> >>> The issue is not that the paddles don't leave the factory fully tested >>> and operational, but that the stand-offs (E700348) loosen after a period >>> of time from normal use. >>> >>> As posted by several of us previously, the fix is simply to place a >>> small dab of Loctite Blue on the threads of the two flathead screws >>> (E700277) which secure the stand-offs. >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@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 kx2_...@swsports.org >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@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 davebelvi...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@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 arch...@mail-archive.com
