I messed up the last reply somehow. (FAT FINGERS?)
What I tried to say (it's actually in the middle of the last reply?) is:
I finished a new K2 a week or two ago and I too had a problem with the
little rubber spacers sticking. Can't remember it happening before.
Roger, W1EM
-----Original Message-----
Norm,
Glue, yes, but SuperGlue on rubber does not work very well - the superglue
hardens (becomes inflexible) and the rubber must still flex, so it will come
off in time. I built a K2 recently and found the pads reluctant to stick
too - so maybe Elecraft needs to monitor their pad vendor's process for a
bit, or it may be that the problem is now solved but a few bad ones slipped
through, and a few of us "unfortunates" got kits with bad adhesive.
Rubber cement is a better choice, double sided tape is another, contact
cement will work great, and many of the automotive glues specifically for
rubber (or vinyl) to metal will work superbly - many of these are a form of
contact cement, especially if the instructions indicate that you should let
the glue surfaces dry (or 'tack up') before mating the surfaces.
73,
Don W3FPR
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Spent the weekend on a new K2. After finishing up the front panel
> board, the little rubber spacers kept falling off the PC board. They
> stick, just not very well. After one of them fell off for the third
> time, I tried to pick up the backing paper off my desk with plans to
> deal with it later only to discover the paper square firmly glued in
> place. After pealing it up, it no longer has any interest in
> transfering the thin adhesive to the pad. Is it time for super glue?
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> 73,
> N7NSD
> Norm
>
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