>>> Bottom line, corrosion x will not hurt a thing. <<<
SIGH!!!! Not hurt a thing! Except your WARRANTY! (((73))) Milverton. >________________________________ > From: W4GRJ <[email protected]> >To: Ken G Kopp <[email protected]> >Cc: Elecraft <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:58 PM >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 near salt water > >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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
