[Elecraft] K3 near salt water

[tnnyswy at yahoo.com]

>>>  Bottom line, corrosion x will not hurt a thing. <<< 

SIGH!!!! 
 Not hurt a thing!  Except your WARRANTY!

(((73)))  Milverton. 





>________________________________
> From: W4GRJ <w4grj at satterfield.org>
>To: Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> 
>Cc: Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>; "eric at elecraft.com" <eric at elecraft.com> 
>Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 near salt water
> 
>No debate here however, It is all a matter of degree of exposure... Bottom line, corrosion x will not hurt a thing.
>
>Jack
>W4GRJ
>
>
>On Dec 27, 2012, at 18:17, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> ---
>>> www.elecraft.com
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