[Elecraft] K3 near salt water

[Mike Harris]

Whilst not necessarily the same as your salty operation, the house I 
live in is 40 metres back from the harbour side.  We regularly have high 
winds and get salt spray/mist on the windows.  My K3 #345 has so far not 
been used outside the house and shows no sign of corrosion to the 
apparently susceptible exterior screws.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO

On 27/12/2012 19:01, Robert Fanfant wrote:
> All,While on a mini dx-pedition, most of the original exterior screws in my K3 developed rust after operating near salt water for 10 days. I have ordered the stainless steel screws to replace the original exterior K3 chassis screws.
> 1) Should I be concerned about rust developing inside my K3?2)Over the next several years,  I plan to operate near salt water for  extended periods and want to make sure I'm am not going to damage my K3. Is there anything I can,  or could have done differently to prevent the rust from developing?
> -rob N7QT