JB Weld Waterweld and/or Loctite repair epoxy for dipole insulators??
On 11/23/2011 10:57 AM, Jayson wrote:
No, according to their website, standard JB Weld and Waterweld are
nonconductive. I have some hardened Waterweld here that I just tested
with the ohmeter and there is no conductivity. They do have a steel
reinforced one thought that would be conductive I suspect.
Why would I want to test this stuff in the microwave?
Remember that testing with an ohm meter is testing at DC. RF wise, it
might be a different story.
Regardless of matters of conductivity, insulators are cheap enough that
they would be a better choice than repairing a broken insulator. I'd be
very skeptical of the structural integrity of such a repair, especially
if the break was not caused by impact. That would mean that the break
was caused by structural stresses, and would likely recur.
- 73 de Mike N3LI -
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