RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread Ulysses J. Balis
Sylgard-184, as a silicone high-voltage potting compound, would be perfect for this task. Curing time is length, however, at several days. See: http://cgi.ebay.com/SYLGARD-184-solar-SILICONE-ELASTOMER-ENCAPSULATION-KIT-/ 160444166089?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item255b37afc9#ht_8211wt_825

RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread Ulysses J. Balis
[mailto:chuc...@all2easy.net] Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 2:53 PM To: ulba...@gmail.com; neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube I have used superglue (cyanoacrylate) to fix several situations such as that. My applications have been on old Western Electric ballast

RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread chuck richards
, neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:03:19 -0500 If the tube in question is a Nixie, however, the clear glass in front of the digits may get fouled by the drying glue. Cyanoacrylate has the nasty habit of occasionally evaporating and locally re

RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread chuck richards
, neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Loose tube Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:03:19 -0500 If the tube in question is a Nixie, however, the clear glass in front of the digits may get fouled by the drying glue. Cyanoacrylate has the nasty habit of occasionally evaporating and locally re

Re: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread Charles MacDonald
On 10-11-13 09:50 AM, Larry wrote: I have a tube where the glass envelope is loose from the base. Any recommendations on the type of glue to use to fix it. I would like to use something that is transparent when dried. The RCA Cement was based on Shellac. Running some Alcohol down the tube

Re: [neonixie-l] Loose tube

2010-11-13 Thread Ulysses Balis
Super glue or epoxy causing a crack if the tube expands more than the base Exactly why I initially suggested Sylgard-184. It has a very high elastic modulus and will not crack anything, even with extreme temperature cycling. As a potting compound, it was designed to be compatible with all