At 03:08 PM 3/24/2011, Troy wrote: >flange. It was glued in there solid, so I ended up breaking the >tube at the base of the stem. I will glue it with some JB Weld and >apply some silicone inside the tube, and heat See if you can insert a tube, or put a tube on the outside to match the O.D. of the flange so you can make a good stiff joint there - unless the circuit board doesn't extend up that far, in which case some flex there would be a great idea. Been years since I've been inside one, I've forgotten. Last one I did was a terrifically over-engineered one for Malcolm Stebbins while I was in the middle of coming apart myself. Photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/MalcolmSWaterSender# Yours, David |
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