No debate here however, It is all a matter of degree of exposure... Bottom line, corrosion x will not hurt a thing.
Jack W4GRJ On Dec 27, 2012, at 18:17, Ken G Kopp <[email protected]> wrote: > Eric beat me to posting on this subject. > > FWIW, with five years as a R/O / ET on NOAA ocean-going vessels, > I agree with Eric. > > 73! > > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft > <[email protected]> wrote: >> We do not recommend spraying corrosion-x inside the K3. That will void the >> warranty. Corrosion X is basically an oil based preservative, which will >> make a mess of the inside of the radio and also make it difficult to repair >> when needed. >> >> In general, we have not seen serious interior corrosion on K3s in normal >> marine and tropical use where normal precautions are taken (keep the radio >> dry etc..) In those cases where the exterior screws did rust, the interior >> connectors etc. were free from corrosion. The exterior stainless screw kit >> for the K3 is the proper solution for this environment. >> >> 73, >> >> Eric >> --- >> www.elecraft.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
