John and all, You can purchase black stainless steel 4-40 x 3/16 inch from McMaster Carr www.mcmaster.com. I believe one must buy a box of 100 minimum, but those should not rust even in a marine environment. They have flat-head (K3), pan-head (K2) or other head types. They are a great place to find hard to locate hardware items.
73, Don W3FPR [email protected] wrote: > K2 screws rust in a marine environment. It took mine about 6 months aboard > Arcadian. I bought round head 4/40 stainless screws. They were one inch > long. > > I bet you wondered what those threaded holes were for in your connector > crimper pliers. > The 4-40 one worked just fine for shortening the screws. > > I replaced all the screws in the KAT100 and the K2. They look like > Russian radios now, > totally practical without regard to cosmetics. > > Using raw stainless screws on your K3 might suggest that you are not a > "simple appliance > operator" but a practical heavy duty very experienced PRO. > > Unfortunately, in my own case, I know I'm not fooling anyone. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
