[Elecraft] K2 Problem and new elecraft kit proposal

[Robert Lupo]

He is a thing for people to do if there is a problem with any
electronics getting wet.

I do model war ships that are designed to sink. What we do when the
electronics get wet is,

Open the unit, "unplug and remove battery's" With a squirt bottle, douse
the circuit board with rubbing alcohol. The alcohol with displace the
water from the board. Drain the alcohol and let the remainder evaporate.
When there is no trace of alcohol moisture present, the system is safe
to use.

I have used this on many electronics systems and has worked perfect each
time with no corrosion on the board.

KG6SKA
Rob.


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John D'Ausilio
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:22 AM
To: Darwin, Keith
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Problem and new elecraft kit proposal

I can tell you that moisture is a problem :(

last rove we spent all of Sunday driving around in pouring rain.
Unfortunately, the Jitney leaks a bit, and as the day went by more and
more water was accumulating here and there and one drip was landing
unnoticed on the low-band station K2. It started acting very weirdly
as you can imagine. We opened it up and propped it against the dash
with the A/C running + heat, and by the next stop not only was it
working much better but the overall gain seemed to increase quite a
bit!

de w1rt/john

On 10/22/07, Darwin, Keith <Keith.Darwin at goodrich.com> wrote:
> Oh, Dom this is priceless!!  Too funny.
>
> I could see how randomly placed natural semi-conductors could mess up
a
> circuit.
>
> I wonder if anyone else has had problems with creatures getting into
the
> K rigs while they are in the field?  I could see a backpacker having
> something inside the radio when he wakes up in the morning.  Probably
a
> good idea to seal every hole.
>
> - Keith N1AS -
> - K2 5411.ssb.100 -
> - K3 wave 3 -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> A mouse entered by this hole and used the K2 as an high cost toilet.
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