[Elecraft] standard vs stainless steel screws

[Gary Gregory]

*Hey Jeff,

Your K3 got floaties yet?...:-)

Gary
*
On 9 March 2011 15:10, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF <vk4bof.elecraft at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Doug,
> I had the Stainless Steel kit in installed into my K3 when it was factory
> built and I swear by them.
> (I reckon that if it had standard screws in it I would be swearing AT
> them!)
> I live right on the east coast of Australia in the tropics where we get
> salt spray, floods, cyclones (hurricanes) and all manner of other weather
> delights.
> I am sure that if my K3 had the standard screws in it that it would have
> rust stains all over the radio by now. (And the radio is not yet 1 year
> old!)
>
> My $0.02c worth, keep the change!
>
> Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
> Innisfail, QLD, Australia
> Elecraft K3# 4257 + PR6 - K144XV = multiband goodness!
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Doug Faunt N6TQS 510-655-8604
>  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:08 AM
>  Subject: [Elecraft] standard vs stainless steel screws
>
>
>  This was discussed in depth a while back, but I though I'd report my
>  experience.
>
>  I took my K3 to Niue and Norfolk Island for a couple of weeks each in
>  their spring.  In both cases, we were high over the ocean, not close but
>  it was visible, and humidity was often high.
>  My K3 now has a dozen screws that now have rusty heads- the 8 fan
>  mounting screws and the 4 speaker mounting screws.  I have the SS screw
>  kit in hand, but haven't gotten to installing them.
>
>  I also had a minor KAT3 failure, I think due to the amount of
>  transportation, about which I'll report later.
>
>  73, doug
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