On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 12:43:55 PM UTC-4, john firth wrote:
There is a report on serious corrosion in PIK 20 s due to
condensation during storage. The rod ends in particular are
susceptible.
One recommendation is that the trailer be sealed with silica gel inside
http://trafi.mailpv.net/a/s/95652244...0a2ef4/1825275
I am skeptical that a trailer can be sealed well enough to prevent
complete air changes due to pressure changes during say 6 mo of
storage.
Has anybody tried this?
John F
The PIK 20 is one of the older gliders which was produced in significant
numbers; nothing specially bad about the hardware; that just happened to be
an example which was found by careful inspection. Maybe we'll hear more.
JMF