Faisal, the grease keeps moisture out, completely, which is why car wire connectors have it. A single bird peck or wire pull scrape will allow water to transverse a wire for it's entire length... Ending up in cat5 end or even a POE or Surge.
On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: > > >>Perhaps now that we have the season of dew, fall, this could be more > prevalent on broken or unseals cat5 ends. Suggest electrolytic grease... > Advice I need to listen too myself! > > I am going to assume we are talking about Ubiquity Radios, and we are > talking about the ends that are going into the radio.... > > Since I am a visual learner, can anyone explain to me HOW is the moisture > getting into the connector ? > > In all of the radios, the cable / connector is pretty well covered to stop > them from getting wet....and the radios have weep holes to protect against > humidity related moisture. > > (If we are talking about cable/connectors connecting to other stuff, other > than radios, then I can understand potential issues ) > > While I don't have a disagreement over the use of die-electric grease, > telco's have been using it for a very long time, they would even use it on > in-door connections, I am asking the need for it ? > > w > Regards, > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Clay Stewart" <cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com');>> > *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <ubnt_users@wispa.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ubnt_users@wispa.org');>> > *Sent: *Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:30:27 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] Odd things happening > > Only time this happened to us was due to moisture in cat5 or cat5 end. > Green cable of course in past... But recently had a rocket M2 do this which > was a scraped 140' tower tough cable carrier which the moisture traveled > all the way down into cat5 end shorting out pins where it entered a surge > protection. > > Perhaps now that we have the season of dew, fall, this could be more > prevalent on broken or unseals cat5 ends. Suggest electrolytic grease... > Advice I need to listen too myself! > > On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Mike Hammett <wispaubntus...@ics-il.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wispaubntus...@ics-il.net');>> wrote: > >> It came back shortly after I sent that e-mail. Nothing in the Rocket's >> log to indicate WTF is going on. 80 days up time. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Mike Hammett" <wispaubntus...@ics-il.net> >> *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <ubnt_users@wispa.org> >> *Sent: *Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:51:12 PM >> *Subject: *[Ubnt_users] Odd things happening >> >> Has anyone been seeing odd things happening with UBNT radios? No bad >> weather in the area. >> >> I had a NanoBridge earlier this week just stop via Ethernet (not sure on >> RF). Replaced the cable and PoE. Nothing. Replace the radio. Fine. Plug the >> radio in at the ground. Fine. >> >> I had a Rocket reset to defaults after "losing" its Ethernet. When I got >> up top, the lights were blinking as if it were in TFTP mode. I got it >> reprogrammed and it's been fine since. >> >> I just had another Rocket lose its Ethernet tonight. I'll see its fate in >> the AM. I'm attaching a log from the router's point of view just to show >> the oddness. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ubnt_users mailing list >> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >> >> > > -- > > > -- > Clay Stewart, CEO > SCS Broadband > 434.263.6363 O > 434.942.6510 C > cstew...@scsbroadband.com > “We Keep You Up and Running” > > Please send sales inquiries to sa...@scsbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sa...@scsbroadband.com');> > Please send service/repair requests to supp...@scsbroadband.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','supp...@scsbroadband.com');> > > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Ubnt_users@wispa.org');> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > > > > -- -- Clay Stewart, CEO SCS Broadband 434.263.6363 O 434.942.6510 C cstew...@scsbroadband.com “We Keep You Up and Running” Please send sales inquiries to sa...@scsbroadband.com Please send service/repair requests to supp...@scsbroadband.com
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