Hi, all concerned:
FWIW, over the years, I have seen 'white powdered aluminum' only *inside*
minimula elements where hygroscopic dust bunnies are the cause. I have
seen dozens of Mosley rotating dummy loads, replete with s/s hardware, and
*no* corrosion except where copper feedlines meet al elements, while older
HyGain and CC stuff turns dark brown from deteriorating plated hardware.
Dunno why my experience seems to be so different from the advertising
puffery re 'mechanical galvanizing' put out by Antronics.
Only thing I have done to 'qualify' any s/s I've used is to reject it if it
is attracted by one of my 5-lb speaker magnets, kept for that purpose.
Tells me that multiple grades of s/s exist.
YMMV.
73, Dave, K3BHJ
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