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Ed_Dinning · 19th Apr 2022, 6:25 am

A spot of sealing wax or candle wax works well, as long as it can be dug out again

Ed

Barnjet · 19th Apr 2022, 2:47 pm

Thanks Ed, I’d be concerned that candle wax would be a tad too tricky to remove.

I wonder if Polyfilla or similar might do the trick?

ms660 · 19th Apr 2022, 3:01 pm

Back in the day we used wax from old wax coated capacitors, also used the same stuff for attaching screws/nuts to a screwdriver when long reach or awkward fixing was called for.

Lawrence.

Ed_Dinning · 20th Apr 2022, 7:08 am

I think candle wax was used in the day, it will easily melt out with a hot screwdriver

Ed

19th Apr 2022, 6:25 am	#21
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,198	Re: Philips 151U - the next project! A spot of sealing wax or candle wax works well, as long as it can be dug out again Ed

19th Apr 2022, 2:47 pm	#22
Barnjet Pentode Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Yeovil, Somerset, UK. Posts: 130	Re: Philips 151U - the next project! Thanks Ed, I’d be concerned that candle wax would be a tad too tricky to remove. I wonder if Polyfilla or similar might do the trick?

19th Apr 2022, 3:01 pm	#23
ms660 Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 13,454	Re: Philips 151U - the next project! Back in the day we used wax from old wax coated capacitors, also used the same stuff for attaching screws/nuts to a screwdriver when long reach or awkward fixing was called for. Lawrence.

20th Apr 2022, 7:08 am	#24
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,198	Re: Philips 151U - the next project! I think candle wax was used in the day, it will easily melt out with a hot screwdriver Ed