[Elecraft] [K3] Case screws rusting

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

David W7AQK wrote:

So, this has been a whole new experience for 
me--keeping up with rust an corrosion in salt air 
environments--and it can darn near be a full time job!

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That's why ships prefer bronze or brass for any exposed fittings. Stainless
is only corrosion resistant. It is not corrosion proof. 

But salt water droplets in sufficient quantities to cause trouble don't
travel far from the surf. I live on the Oregon coast a few hundred yards
from the sea and have listen to surf pounding away 24/7 and smell the sea,
but we have no corrosion issues, even outside, other than what one would
expect anywhere metal is exposed to rain and fog. 

But then, in Oregon it's said that we don't tan, we rust.

Ron AC7AC