Tyrnos 16 Corrosion!

Whiteman · March 24, 2011, 05:31:55 AM

Have a look at what's happening to my Tyrnos 16 - only 12 months old. Any ideas what causes this?

Bryan Young · March 24, 2011, 06:02:15 AM

Holy cow. I would suggest contacting Shimano right away and email them pics of the problem.

Whiteman · March 24, 2011, 06:27:37 AM

Shimano where? I'm in Oz and purchased from a Japanese site. Received Dec 2009 and it has had 10 reef trips since then.

The corrosion is all over the frame, some bits (pictured) worse than others. This is supposed to be diecast aluminium. It should be able to withstand serious salt water. It gets washed after use although I'm not the sort of person who treats these things like their newborn children. This sort of bubbling in aluminium usually occurs because of electrolysis, not because of salt residue alone, otherwise my to aluminium boats would be cactus by now.

Maybe I need to attach a sacrificial anode!

alantani · March 24, 2011, 06:28:01 AM

first guess, defects in the anodizing.

akfish · March 24, 2011, 01:17:52 PM

I believe the frames of Tyrnos series reels are cast and painted, not anodized. I see this sort of problem, though rarely as severe, on many of the Tekotas and Tyrnos I see in the shop. They must be kept clean and once the paint chips the corrosion follows quickly...

ReelSpeed · March 24, 2011, 06:20:14 PM

Yep, that is cast aluminum and painted. Anodizing does not bubble like that since it is not a coating like paint. Big downside to cast aluminum is the porosity that is commonly found in standard cast products.. once you get any contamination, it can spread.. and depending on the quality of that run of cast frames, it could have been more susceptible to corrosion like this. either way, still looks more like a defective issue, than a maintenance issue, since that seems a bit excessive. maybe call shimano.

Nessie Hunter · March 24, 2011, 06:40:35 PM

I would contact Shimano AU, and see what they will/can do for you..
That would be unacceptable to me in 1 yr!!!

http://www.shimanofish.com.au/

Whiteman · March 25, 2011, 03:18:58 AM

I have posted a message on the Shimano Australia site. Don't know if they will reply.

alantani · March 25, 2011, 08:12:41 AM

i think it's leprosy....... $:-\$

Nessie Hunter · March 25, 2011, 05:34:24 PM

Quote from: alantani on March 25, 2011, 08:12:41 AM
i think it's leprosy....... $:-\$

Alto Mare · March 25, 2011, 09:39:38 PM

Good one Alan!

Whiteman · March 26, 2011, 07:41:50 AM

Alan, funny you should mention that .... I have fished just off Fantome Island in the Palm Island group of Nth Queensland a few times with this reel. Fantome used to house a leper colony right up to the mid 60's. Could it be something in the water?

wallacewt · March 26, 2011, 07:49:53 AM

of course it is

alantani · March 26, 2011, 07:59:21 AM

actually, like aaron said, it's the paint job! $:-\$

Whiteman · March 27, 2011, 10:21:53 AM

Is this simply a cosmetic problem or will the corrosion affect the integrity of the reel in a fight to the death with a large fish? I don't care what it looks like so long as I can trust it staying in one piece.