'Ruggedizing' K2?

[Craig Wadsworth]

I'm taking my K2 on the road and am worried about things being shaken up a bit by engine vibration, etc.  What do y'all think about a few blobs of hot melt glue to hold coils and connectors in place?  I can always soften the glue with a heat gun and peel it off later as needed.  Other than a padded hard case and maybe big caps over front and back panels, what has already been tried?
73 de w9ctw
Craig Wadsworth


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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Craig,

I built a K2 that was used for many years in the cab of an 18 wheeler.  
No special treatment of the toroids was applied and it worked FB over
those years.  I (and Elecraft) recommend that no fixatives be applied.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 12/11/2013 12:53 PM, Craig Wadsworth wrote:
> I'm taking my K2 on the road and am worried about things being shaken up a bit by engine vibration, etc.  What do y'all think about a few blobs of hot melt glue to hold coils and connectors in place?  I can always soften the glue with a heat gun and peel it off later as needed.  Other than a padded hard case and maybe big caps over front and back panels, what has already been tried?
> 73 de w9ctw
> Craig Wadsworth
>

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