On Feb 15, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
Just a word about what happens when you DON'T waterproof your
connectors: water will corrode the joints in the connector, but
worse, it will move into the coax braid by capillary action.
The K7LXC tip -- regardless of which weatherproofing
Tom is very correct. In 3M presentations on their specialty tape products,
they emphasized NOT yanking off the end of any tape; but to unroll as Tom
says, and let it "relax" then CUT the tape from the roll. That way, you
will not have loose ends hanging off the installation after a few weeks.
Thi
Adding to Vic's previous comments... from my own experiences...
At 10:54 AM 2/15/05, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
I've tried different methods of waterproofing outdoor coax connectors for
years, and here is my experience, for what it's worth:
3) Coax Seal -- Does a good job and is easy to use. I have
I've tried different methods of waterproofing outdoor coax connectors for years,
and here is my experience, for what it's worth:
1) Vinyl electrical tape by itself -- the cheap kinds unwrap themselves. The
expensive Scotch brand (and possibly others) will do a good job, but you need to
follow
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