You are welcome, Just make sure you wind the tape the same way you would for the pipe thread (right hand for tightening) so that when screwing it in the thread will seal it, then taking it out wouldn't be a problem.
v44kai.....Joel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Hutchison" <specialq....@ntlworld.com> To: <repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Transformer cores > Hello again and thank you all for the input. > > I shall try the thread/wax combination but remembered I had a plumbers > wrench kit which has a roll of PTFE, wrapped some on one of the three > cores which have dropped out and it works a treat. > Good idea Joel. > > Best regards, > Doug - GM7SVK > > > On 29/05/2010 17:40:57, Joel Liburd (v44...@caribsurf.com) wrote: > > Hi Doug, > > I have had this on many occasion, my first experience was, what the heck > > I'm > > going to do now! I have tried thread, wax, rubber band and others, best > > that works 100% of the times are the (right size fishing line) and my > > favorite plumbers tape (wrap it on the threaded core) I keep a roll > in my > > tool bag. > > I hope this helped. > > > > v44kai.....Joel. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Hutchison" <specialq....@ntlworld.com> > > To: <repeater-builder@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:37 PM > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Transformer cores > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Got situation where the 'elastic' or whatever inside RX IF transformer > > > has disintegrated through age allowing ferrite core to drop to bottom > > > thus negating adjustment. > > > > > > What successful fixes have been found for such a problem which will > > > continue to allow adjustment yet not jam the core? > > > > > > Doug - GM7SVK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > %3 > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
