Steve,
Asking me if I'm an engineer is the best compliment I have been paid by
anyone in a long time, hi. Yes, the anti-ox compound I get will probably
only need to go at the feedpoint & adjustable gamma matches. Bigger
project(s?) hopefully this summer.
73,
Rob
K5UJ
From: K7LXC@aol.com
To: k5uj@hotmail.com, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] DeoxIT questions
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:27:00 EST
In a message dated 3/18/03 10:44:08 AM Pacific Standard Time,
k5uj@hotmail.com writes:
> I'm about to put together a yagi for 2 meters & want to do it right. All
> you experts advise using DeoxIT on the aluminum contact points. I have
a
> few questions: The Caig company vends DeoxIT applicators as an aerosol
> spray, wipes, pen applicator, syringe, brush, needle, and squeeze tube,
and
> packages in bottles and drums. Which package and application method do
you
> prefer? (I don't imagine you buy the 55 gal. drum hi.) Do you order
yours
> direct from Caig or some other supplier? If not Caig, who is your
vendor?
> Do you purchase a dilution, or 100% product? Finally, do you use caig
> PreservIT as a sealant? See below for product choices:
>
> DeoxIT Container Sizes
>
> Part No Type Size Specs Codes
Hi, Rob --
Are you an engineer? No need to over-think anti-oxidants. Just get one
that's compatible with the materials you'll be working with and you'll be
all
set.
I guess my real question is where are you going to use an anti-oxidant
on
a 2M yagi? The one's I've seen have aluminum rod elements. Since you'd want
to use an anti-oxidant where you have an electrical joint (like an HF beam
element made of several telescoping sizes of aluminum tubing), there
wouldn't
much occasion to use anti-oxidant anywhere else except maybe at the
feedpoint.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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