John -

I'll add to my previous response.

The fact that the braid had discolored and tarnished is an indication that 
the integrity of the coax has been compromised. Water has migrated into it 
along with other contaminants. The result is that the coax is likely to 
exhibit reduced performance due to changes in it's electrical 
characteristics. While you may still "get by," I'd suggest that you start 
planning on replacing the entire run at some point.

I have no idea how critical the installation is, so that will dictate the 
urgency of your ultimate resolution. Maybe it's not that important and you 
can sustain a total failure at any given time. But if it does deteriorate 
further and become unusable, it will likely happen at the worst possible 
moment.

At least that's my opinion.

Chuck
WB2EDV



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John" <johnk.mch...@att.net>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Cleaning coax corrosion


> Thanks to those that responded. I was able to cut the cable back a
> little way and use steel wool to clean the braid enough to take solder
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> n3dab wrote:
>

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