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Hidetaka, RTV stands for "room temperature vulcanizing" being a non-engineer I would explain that as "it cures at room temperature". It is used for everything from gasket sealant, to gasket maker, to caulking. If you buy it as caulking in Home Depot it will cost you about 4-5 bucks for a tube of about 10 oz (the kind that goes in a caulking gun. If you get it at an auto parts store it will be called gasket sealant or gasket maker and cost about 3-5 bucks for a 4 oz toothpaste type tube. The versions that you get from the auto parts store have some additional features such as temperature resistance levels (i e good up to 700 degrees for the cooper colored). For our purposes the Home Depot item would be best and is most cost effective. It is normally clear but you might find it in colors now. Just make sure it is the "pure" silicone caulk not one of the latex or acrylic caulks with silicone added. It is sold under the brand name "GE Silicone ll". Not sure if anyone else markets it. Dave On Wed, 13 May 1998 16:54:22 -0400 Hidetaka Mizohata <hmizoha@bg*.bg*.ed*> writes: >Dave, > >> Take some small diameter (1/4" or so) vinyl tubing and split one >side of >> it and slip it over the each edge of the channel. If it falls off >when >> the adapter is not attached to the tank, fill the tube with RTV (GE >> Silicone II or equivalent), put the tubing on the channel, strap it >to >> the tank (or any other surface) and let it set up ( about 24 hours). > >This is probably a dumb-ish question, but what is RTV? Some kind of >glue? >Where can I get some? Home Depot, perhaps? Any information would be >appreciated. > >Sincerely, > >Hidetaka Mizohata <mailto:hmizoha@bg*.bg*.ed*> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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