[Elecraft] New KPA100 Rev.

[d.cutter at ntlworld.com]

I think too much is made of so-called corrosive RTV (it's the vinegar).   The level of corrosion to bare metal is very small and in free air stops fairly quickly.  For other components bathroom sealant is perfectly adequate.  Enamelled copper wire and toroids should be immune anyway.

David
G3UNA

> 
> From: Marshall Jose <Marshall.Jose at jhuapl.edu>
> Date: 2006/10/18 Wed PM 02:05:53 BST
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] New KPA100 Rev.
> 
> I'll come out of the closet and admit that I, too, used the expensive 
> non-corrosive RTV to hold down the cores in my new K2. I did it because
> 
> - I'm willing to accept the (warranty-breaking) consequences of doing so,
> - It's standard practice with spacecraft assemblies, which are held to a 
> higher standard than ham radio kits, and
> - I had access to some :)
> 
> PLEASE note that I have no intention of starting a religious war about 
> construction practices. Elecraft's warranty policy is concrete and 
> perfectly understandable, and I have no quarrel with it. My comment here 
> is made only to reassure the nonconformists among us. :)
> 
> Marshall, WA3VPZ
> 

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