That's because the sea monkeys all escaped when you took it out of the jacket.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:43 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > That sounds like a much better test than mine. All I did was extract a > piece of the tape from the cable and set it in a glass with water in it. I > was expecting to see some visible swelling, but I couldn't see any. > > > On 1/29/2020 12:34 PM, Eric Muehleisen wrote: > > Same. We attached a funnel full of water to the end of a 2ft chuck of > DC-1042. Left it for 24 hours expecting water to drip out the bottom. Never > did. We started using it exclusively on our towers for the last 2 years. > Not a single issue. > > On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:29 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I remember dropping a chunk of that tape into a glass of water and >> waiting for something to happen. Maybe I didn't wait long enough, but >> nothing happened. >> >> >> On 1/29/2020 11:59 AM, g...@shireeninc.com wrote: >> > The chemical reaction is pretty simple >> > When chemical compound of 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen atoms are present and >> > come in contact to our (Non Caustic, Non-Woven, Super Swelling Polyester >> > Bonding Material*) better known as "No-conductive water blocking tape" >> > >> > The following parametric occurs: >> > >> > Thickness [mm] 0.2 0.25 >> > Weigh[g/m2] 80 90 >> > Swelling height [mm] ?12 ?14 >> > Swelling speed[mm/1st min] ?10 ?10 >> > Tensile strength[N/15mm] ?45 ?50 >> > >> > Because of our Jacket composition, no change in OD has been observed. >> > Because of the non-causticity, no damage has been observed to the 4 >> pairs >> > insulation nor the solid 24 and 23 AWG copper core itself >> > >> > >> > Thanks for your attention. >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Matt >> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 9:56 AM >> > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Water Blocking Dry Tape >> > >> > So how does dry tape work anyway? I assumed it had some dry powder type >> > glue in it and when exposed to water absorbed and cured blocking further >> > passage of water? But not at all sure? >> > >> > -- >> > AF mailing list >> > AF@af.afmug.com >> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > >> > >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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