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Title: Is there any difference old white face and newer black face Bird 43 elements?
Post by: kv5i on September 05, 2012, 07:24:56 AM
Nuff said.
Thanks,
Ed


Title: Re: Is there any difference old white face and newer black face Bird 43 elements?
Post by: ke7trp on September 05, 2012, 12:49:57 PM
Yes. The old ones are metal while the new ones are plastic :)

C


Title: Re: Is there any difference old white face and newer black face Bird 43 elements?
Post by: kv5i on September 06, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
Can you elaborate? I have not examined one closely, but they sure look brass to me.


Title: Re: Is there any difference old white face and newer black face Bird 43 elements?
Post by: ke7trp on September 06, 2012, 08:10:06 PM
Hi. The new ones are made of gold colored plastic on the face. Thats the only difference.


Can you elaborate? I have not examined one closely, but they sure look brass to me.
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