Never treated 'em, no problem. I do use a "drip loop" in the cable, though. Channels water down and away from the connection..
On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 10:14:56 AM UTC-4, Anton Tutter wrote: > > Water will wick in to the small entry holes for the wires unless they are > sealed with silicone or other adhesive. > > Honestly, it's not an issue. I've been running two Shimano hubs, one for > four years, one for three years (the latter one in all weather including > New England winters) and haven't had a single issue. I agree with Andrew > that stranded wire probably works better. I also think that a little bit of > dielectric grease smeared on the bare wire and the hub terminals is a good > idea to keep the bare metal interface from patinating and losing electrical > continuity. But again, mine aren't treated and haven' had an issue. > > Anton > > On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 9:29:59 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: >> >> Can you install the hub with the connector facing down. Wouldn't that >> eliminate water entry? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
