The Andrew connectors came with a small tube of grease, presumably silicon, that was to be used only on the O rings. Some of the newer connectors seem to come with no grease. I don't remember having a hardline connector seize up, except if it had serious water contamination. In that case, the connectors were bad and they were cut off. I've never seen PTFE used on connectors.
Joe wd8chl wrote: > The only compound I see recommended on hardline connectors is PTFE > lubricants to keep threads from seizing. They even discourage the > silicon lubes as they tend to break down. > >
