I'll have to ask a cable guy what they do, but all of the connectors
for the aluminum hardline I have seen are aluminum as are the housings
of the amplifiers, so the dissimilar metals issue does not exist 95%
of the time in the cable TV world.
In the RF world that is another story, I just took the silver plated
coupling loops out of a Sinclair aluminum cavity and it was covered in
a fine white powdery scale where the connector made contact with the
can which I am going to assume is Aluminum Oxide, don't really have
the resources to have it analyzed.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Joe <k1ike_m...@snet.net> wrote:
> I don't think I would use any kind of compound on RF connectors. I went
> to the RFS aluminum CELLFLEXŽLite training and no compound was
> recommended. Now, I'm not a fan of aluminum cable, but if it's going to
> be used I would use only manufacturer recommended connectors, no
> compound, torque the connector properly (this does not mean white
> knuckle tight), and properly weatherseal the connection. Proper
> installation techniques need to be followed so as not to crush or kink
> the cable.
>
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