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Mike Dobony

01-07-2008

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Posted by Mike Dobony on January 7, 2008, 9:46 am

I have occasionally seen bolts with a dot of thread lock on them. Any
idea what kind of thread lock this is? I need it on a flashlight end
cap and cannot have the normal liquid type as it would destroy the
electrical connection. Thanks.

Mike D.

Posted by dpb on January 7, 2008, 11:07 am

Mike Dobony wrote:

> I have occasionally seen bolts with a dot of thread lock on them. Any

> idea what kind of thread lock this is? I need it on a flashlight end

> cap and cannot have the normal liquid type as it would destroy the

> electrical connection. Thanks.

I think those compounds are uv- or otherwise "set", not just a "dab-on"
application.

Not sure of a specific recommendation, but Permatex and others have a
bundle of options. Whether there's one really adapted that's readily
available I don't know, though.

I'd probably look at something more mechanical if it were mine,
however--peening a thread a little, figuring out how to add a o-ring or
somesuch as a friction washer, etc., ... or, start over w/ a different
flashlight. :)

--

Posted by Edward Hennessey on January 7, 2008, 12:52 pm

>I have occasionally seen bolts with a dot of thread lock on them. Any idea

>what kind of thread lock this is? I need it on a flashlight end cap and

>cannot have the normal liquid type as it would destroy the electrical

>connection. Thanks.

> Mike D.

MD:

Under less than extreme circumstances, Teflon pipe tape will do. That is
what I have
used in exactly the same application.

Regards,

Edward Hennessey

Posted by Mike Dobony on January 7, 2008, 5:48 pm

Edward Hennessey wrote:

>> I have occasionally seen bolts with a dot of thread lock on them. Any idea

>> what kind of thread lock this is? I need it on a flashlight end cap and

>> cannot have the normal liquid type as it would destroy the electrical

>> connection. Thanks.

>> Mike D.

> MD:

> Under less than extreme circumstances, Teflon pipe tape will do. That is

> what I have

> used in exactly the same application.

> Regards,

> Edward Hennessey

But Teflon does not conduct electricity so the flashlight will not work.

Posted by Edward Hennessey on January 7, 2008, 9:22 pm

> Edward Hennessey wrote:

>>> I have occasionally seen bolts with a dot of thread lock on them. Any

>>> idea what kind of thread lock this is? I need it on a flashlight end

>>> cap and cannot have the normal liquid type as it would destroy the

>>> electrical connection. Thanks.

>>>

>>> Mike D.

>> MD:

>> Under less than extreme circumstances, Teflon pipe tape will do. That is

>> what I have

>> used in exactly the same application.

>> Regards,

>> Edward Hennessey

> But Teflon does not conduct electricity so the flashlight will not work.

My bad. The answer is simple, you only wrap the top threads; that keeps
the cap on while permitting contact.

Regards,

Edward Hennessey

Edward Hennessey

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