I expect shortly the inner will become softer and tacky white , the impedance
will lump and the cable becomes an attenuator . cut it back and add a bit if
you must but if the braid is tarnished you will have a continence of problems
and quickly until you replace it with new or nearly so . Once replaced wrap the
joint with a suitable sealing material / tape which can be found anywhere a
cabler or telecomms persons buys stock ( and has been discussed at length) t
do otherwise wll be frought with eventual failure , good luck with making a
good repair .
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
From: wb2...@roadrunner.com
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:24:26 -0400
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Cleaning coax corrosion
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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