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KeithG
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I recently scavenged some bulkhead connectors from 2 different sea & sea housings and discovered a thin film of what looks like 5 minute flexible epoxy glue smeared on the underside of the connectors where they mate with the metal housing. The material is on the flat metal surface, the o ring and the threaded portion of the bulkhead connector. Note that this is a metal to metal joint so the glue did not really provide any mechanical security.
Anyone have any idea why this would have been done?
The material is still flexible and scrapes off the metal and peels off of the o-rings with your finger nail. This is definitely not old o-ring lube.
My only conjecture is that was used as a quick and easy "space filler" in case the tolerance of the bulkhead connector and the housing hole was a little off.
I am re-using some of the bulkheads in a DIY project and had not considered "gluing" the connector in place as well as bolting it in place.
Thoughts?
Anyone have any idea why this would have been done?
The material is still flexible and scrapes off the metal and peels off of the o-rings with your finger nail. This is definitely not old o-ring lube.
My only conjecture is that was used as a quick and easy "space filler" in case the tolerance of the bulkhead connector and the housing hole was a little off.
I am re-using some of the bulkheads in a DIY project and had not considered "gluing" the connector in place as well as bolting it in place.
Thoughts?
