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 <e...@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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
