I think you (Skipp) may be confusing 130C with one of the other 3M products.
130C is the self-vulcanizing (self-amalgamating?) tape. It has no adhesive;
it's not sticky or gooey; itt doesn't leave any residue. In fact, it
doesn't even leave a black stain on connectors like regular vinyl
On 7/28/2010 1:11 PM, skipp025 wrote:
I lay down a base wrap of decent quality tape before applying
the Scotch 130c because I do work for (other) people who very
often change their mind.
Ah, the famous courtesy wrap as it's known out here in the East!
73, Joe, K1ike
I use Scotch # 88 and then Scotchcote and I have never had a problem.
On 7/28/2010 1:17 PM, Joe wrote:
On 7/28/2010 1:11 PM, skipp025 wrote:
I lay down a base wrap of decent quality tape before applying
the Scotch 130c because I do work for (other) people who very
often change their mind.
On 7/28/2010 11:21 PM, ve7fet wrote:
Pulling it back apart isn't an issue with the 130C if you apply it
sticky side out. Once you slit down through the vinyl and 130c with a
knife, you can peel it apart to open up the splice.
Yeah, its a little work to get it to release from the jacket
Nitto make a good self sealing rubber tape which is perfect and lives for years
which is cheap and quick
wind towrds the connector and it will seal without paints in a few minutes
only thi g is it is a little tough once weathered to remove and break the seal
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Any recommendations or best practices on weatherproofing the coax
connection to a base station antenna?
I use a layer of self vulcanizing silicone tape stretched and
Tony,
Your mentor has the right idea, but a minor change might help. First of
all, regardless of the tape used, it should *always* be wrapped from bottom
to top, so that it sheds water. Doing it from top to bottom will bring
water into the splice- not good!
The preferred method of
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