Re: [RE-wrenches] J Box adhesive failure.

2021-06-14 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Agree with All that Alex wrote! I will add that most of my clients are extreme rural and remote. I have been using a sealent that they can get in small town hardware store for 5 years now. It is by Lock-tite and is polyurethane. It takes a day to skin over. It is water tight as soon as it goes on

Re: [RE-wrenches] J Box adhesive failure.

2021-06-14 Thread Alex MeVay
Hi John, I like polyurethanes for this sort of thing. They are substantially stronger than RTV, and if you need to re-do it, you won't be left with that oily texture that nothing else will stick to. "3M Marine Adhesive Sealant Fast Cure 4000 UV" might be a good choice, and Sikaflex also makes so

Re: [RE-wrenches] J Box adhesive failure.

2021-06-13 Thread Dan Fink
John; Have you tried a UV-setting cyanoacrylate? There are some available that cure into a pliable but very strong (and thick) clear layer. If you just have one J-box to do, a tube of "UV Wader Repair" from your local flyfishing shop might do the trick. It cures quickly in direct sunlight, or with

Re: [RE-wrenches] J Box adhesive failure.

2021-06-13 Thread Jay
Hi John RTV sealant or VHB tape. Jay Peltz power. > On Jun 13, 2021, at 7:45 AM, John Blittersdorf > wrote: > > I have a customer with two TOP racks of 8 Astropower 140’s and one panel has > a j box that separated from the backing sheet but the wires are still > connected. I’ve tried se