If the original circuit boards in the 308 are corroded beyond help, there are sprays that you can buy to spray on the new boards to help protect them from salt air. See West Marines web site.
Kim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > JimMarks > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 7:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Chris L Snyder > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: KX-T: KX-TA308 marine installation > > > Its not even saltwater corrosion, its just plain SaltAIR > corrosion. Using a > punchblock anywhere is useless. use gelfilled "B" connectors for any > possible splice- Then use heat shrinkable tubing over that & enclose it. > Standard rj11s using the center pins also are not going to last > long.............Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris L Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:03 AM > Subject: Re: KX-T: KX-TA308 marine installation > > > > Saltwater corrosion. expect to see serious green goop in the jacks and > > punch blocks as well as possdably inside the KSU, take spares for every > > thing. > > > > > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:34:28 +0000 "Michael" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I recently installesd a KX-TA308 on board a 74' motor yacht. > > > > > > CO1 is for connection to the land telephone system when the vessel > > > is in harbour, CO2 is connected to a Telular SX4e GSM FWT and CO3 is > > > hooked up to a KVH Tracphone Mini M satellite system. > > > > > > Extensions 1,2 and 3 have Panasonic KXTCD700 phones, extension 6 is > > > hooked up to an Olivetti fax machine, and extension 5 is connected > > > to a PC modem via COM1. > > > > > > The whole system worked fine until last week, when the owner of the > > > boat called to say that extensions 2 and 3 were completely dead, > > > extension 1 had an 'engaged' tone and fax reception was very > > > erratic, though fax transmission was OK. > > > > > > Attempting to log on with the PC on extension 5 caused extension 1 > > > to ring. > > > > > > There has been some work done on the boat recently, so I am aware of > > > the possibility of shorting existing cables, or perhaps even water > > > ingress via the shore telephone connection. > > > > > > I will probably have to go the south of France to sort it out, but > > > was wondering if there might be any other reason for this failure? > > > The 220V AC supply is good, as is the 12V DC backup. > > > > > > Any thoughts would be welcome-I would like to undertake my trip > > > prepared for any eventuality! > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > Mike Guezo > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************* > > > * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > > > * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * > > > ********************************************************* > > > > > > > > > All that is necessary for EVIL to triumph is for good people to do > > NOTHING! > > -Edmund Burke- > > Chris Snyder KD4 OGD Cosby, Tn. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Stop the madness...vote LIBERTARIAN > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > > > ********************************************************* > > * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > > * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * > > ********************************************************* > > > > > > ********************************************************* > * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * > ********************************************************* > ********************************************************* * To unsubscribe, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * The KXT-Digest Home Page: http://kxthelp.com/ * *********************************************************
