> This is a little off the subject but more to do with water migration. > > Decades of working with coaxial cable on towers has taught me that a small > cut out of the jacket at the bottom of a drop loop before entering a shelter > or cabinet goes a long way to preventing water migration into connectors.
I put a new connector on and do that on runs that have gotten water in them. Just hate to do it on a good run but its a good point. Always leave a generous service loop now days to make this possible. > > Water is a lot like electricity... Always seeking the path of least > resistance. > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 8:06 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree. We've been using the shireen stuff on towers for awhile. If there's >> a bad enough leak, it will eventually make it to the bottom, but it's >> definitely better than nothing. >> >> On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 4:51 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >>> >>> We use the Shireen stuff. I'd rate the dry gel tape as good not great. >>> It's certainly better than the Belden we used to use, which has a cellophane >>> like wrap that seems to guide the water all the way to the RJ45 at the >>> bottom. >>> >>> The tape gets soggy, it doesn't turn into water blocking gel like in a gel >>> filled cable. I'm not sure how I feel about some soggy tape inside the >>> cable 100 feet up, but I don't think I've experienced drops of water coming >>> out the bottom of any of the Shireen cable. You absolutely do want to tape >>> or otherwise weatherproof the ends of any spare cables though, or they will >>> absorb water and you'll have to cut off several feet if you ever want to >>> terminate and use them. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Matt >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 4:16 PM >>> To: af@af.afmug.com >>> Subject: [AFMUG] Cat5 Water Blocking Dry Tape >>> >>> Has anyone used shielded cat5 up tower with water blocking dry tape? >>> Does it work very well in case of water intrusion? >>> >>> Once in rare while we will get a run with water in it. I always think when >>> it happens someone did something wrong on install but a real pain when it >>> happens. >>> >>> -- -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
