[Elecraft] Rusting screws

[Johnny Siu]

Hello Gentleman,
 
All the screws in K3, P3 and KPA500 show signs of rusting after two months in VR2.  I trust the provision of SS screws as a kind of standard provision (not optional) should have minimal effects on the costings.
 
The picture of my shack shown in www.qrz.com shows the environment of my QTH.
 
For radio equipment at the elite class (like elecraft radios), I would not expect to see rusting screws.  Equally speaking, I do not expect the quality of screws used in Elecraft radios is the same as that in MFJ.
 
The screws of my Kuranishi antenna analyser BR510 show no sign of rusting after years of usage.

TNX & 73,


Johnny VR2XMC


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 從︰ "Cady, Fred" <fcady at ece.montana.edu>
收件人︰ W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com>; Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
傳送日期︰ 2011年12月8日 (週四) 10:09 PM
主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] Rusting screws
 
You think the screws on the K3 get rusted, you ought to see the screws
on the MFJ antenna analyzer after a week on C6.
Fred KE7X 

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike
Fatchett
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:19 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] Rusting screws

Nearly all my case screws on my K3 and KPA 500 are showing signs of rust

after being in Saint Lucia for just 11 days.   Mother nature is 
relentless down there!

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Mike W0MU

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