[HBR] sheet metal differences...

[Peter Bertini]

You could use AL rack panels, and have them trimmed to size by a friendly
machine shop.

Pete



On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>wrote:

> On 6/24/2010 11:09 PM, William Wood wrote:
> > I bought two sheets of 16 gage one for the chassis
> > and one for the front panel.  They did not have the aluminum that I
> > wanted, so I settled for Galvanized.
> >      Bottom line guys and gals is am I going to have any electrolysis
> > or diode effects with the dissimilar metals???  Can I use a cure all
> > like a paste of sorts???
> >
>
> It's not an issue unless you use the receiver outside in the rain for
> months on end, Bill. :-)   In an air conditioned environment, you will
> never see a problem in your lifetime.  But I am a little puzzled by the
> choice, since small quantities of 5052 aluminum is available on ebay for
> really decent prices, and 16 gauge steel is a lot harder to work with
> than aluminum, believe me.  I get a fair amount of it from folks like
> lowcostmetals and ssshapiro.
>
> Best 73,
> Mike
>
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