[Elecraft] K3 near salt water

[W4GRJ]

My IPad inserted dabble in place of debate....both words work to end this thread.


On Dec 27, 2012, at 19:37, W4GRJ <w4grj at satterfield.org> wrote:

> 
> I gave this information for edification purposes...not a dabble.
> 
> THIS THREAD IS CLOSED.
> 
> Jack
> W4GRJ
> 
> 
> On Dec 27, 2012, at 19:11, tnnyswy at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
>>>>> 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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