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: >
