*Hey Jeff, Your K3 got floaties yet?...:-)
Gary * On 9 March 2011 15:10, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF <vk4bof.elecr...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Doug, > I had the Stainless Steel kit in installed into my K3 when it was factory > built and I swear by them. > (I reckon that if it had standard screws in it I would be swearing AT > them!) > I live right on the east coast of Australia in the tropics where we get > salt spray, floods, cyclones (hurricanes) and all manner of other weather > delights. > I am sure that if my K3 had the standard screws in it that it would have > rust stains all over the radio by now. (And the radio is not yet 1 year > old!) > > My $0.02c worth, keep the change! > > Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF > Innisfail, QLD, Australia > Elecraft K3# 4257 + PR6 - K144XV = multiband goodness! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug Faunt N6TQS 510-655-8604 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:08 AM > Subject: [Elecraft] standard vs stainless steel screws > > > This was discussed in depth a while back, but I though I'd report my > experience. > > I took my K3 to Niue and Norfolk Island for a couple of weeks each in > their spring. In both cases, we were high over the ocean, not close but > it was visible, and humidity was often high. > My K3 now has a dozen screws that now have rusty heads- the 8 fan > mounting screws and the 4 speaker mounting screws. I have the SS screw > kit in hand, but haven't gotten to installing them. > > I also had a minor KAT3 failure, I think due to the amount of > transportation, about which I'll report later. > > 73, doug > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- *VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!!* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
