[Elecraft] K3 near salt water

[Ken G Kopp]

Eric beat me to posting on this subject.

FWIW, with five years as a R/O / ET on NOAA ocean-going vessels,
I agree with Eric.

73!



On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
<eric at elecraft.com> wrote:
> We do not recommend spraying corrosion-x inside the K3. That will void the
> warranty. Corrosion X is basically an oil based preservative, which will
> make a mess of the inside of the radio and also make it difficult to repair
> when needed.
>
> In general, we have not seen serious interior corrosion on K3s in normal
> marine and tropical use where normal precautions are taken (keep the radio
> dry etc..) In those cases where the exterior screws did rust, the interior
> connectors etc. were free from corrosion. The exterior stainless screw kit
> for the K3 is the proper solution for this environment.
>
> 73,
>
> Eric
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