From:
Fred Hopengarten K1VR 617/259-0088
Six Willarch Road
Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
permanent e-mail address: fhopengarten@mba1972.hbs.edu
On Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:58:28 -0400 (EDT) "Charles H. Harpole"
<harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> writes:
>Took apart a lightning hit trap on my 10 year old Cush 40-2CD two el
>beam
>yesterday. Surprized to see a plated pair of self-tapping metal
>screws
>holding the coil wire in the trap to the alumn. element sections--one
>screw on each end of the coil, fiberglass rod insulator.
>The screws were rusted!!! and that was under the shrink wrap from the
>factory and I had added a layer of elect tape. Stainless there for
>these
>screws would be oh so much better.
I know that Cushcraft is aware of this problem. I believe that they now
ship traps with SS screws under the shrink wrap. -- Fred K1VR
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