I just received the mod 75 kit (autopilot altitude hold) which
included a new CS10 tube. This tube is indeed different from the one I
got back in 2000. It is a golden color, and the weld joint has been
spray coated with what looks like zinc chromate paint.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:55 AM, G-IANI <g-iani@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> Andrew
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> If your CS10 is dark brown/black then it will not have been plated. The
> steel components were shipped with this oil finish up to about 2002/3 when
> Europa started plating them (the gold finish).
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> The oil finish will prevent some corrosion but a better solution is to clean
> and paint the component. As your end caps are already in place try and
> ensure you do not get any acid cleaner inside the tube. This will corrode
> the MS21047 anchor nut and could make future removal difficult. Almost any
> paint system designed for steel will do.
>
>
> Ian Rickard G-IANI XS Trigear, 350hours
> Europa Club Mods Specialist
> e-mail g-iani@ntlworld.com
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