The Rockets use what seems to be a soft silicone sleeve that slides over the RSMA. Me no trust. I taped them anyway. Ugly, yes. Watertight? Heck yes.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:59 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors According to UBNT, their Rocket and RocketDish have an IP67 compliant connector. According to other (more "reputable") companies that have IP67 radios, they're water submersible to a couple feet. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:50 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > Heat shrink doesn't work in the cold. It will get hard (the glue) and as > things move in the wind etc. it'll allow water in. Been there done that. > > NOTHING works better than self vulcanizing rubber tape. > > If what you use is easy to get off it's not a good tight seal. > > sigh > > It sure can't be that hard to build a connector that seals without the > tape! > sigh > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:15 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > > >> Yes - hate the mess but seals the best! >> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:43 PM, <os10ru...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Coax-seal >>> On Nov 19, 2009, at 6:42 PM, AJ wrote: >>> >>> > CANUSA adhesive shrink tubing is your friend :) >>> > >>> > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:41 PM, <lakel...@gbcx.net> wrote: >>> > >>> >> No 400 connector from any of the manufacturers is weatherproof by >>> itself. >>> >> You need to weatherproof all of your connections. If they are not >>> getting >>> >> wet you are lucky. Plain and simple. >>> >> >>> >> Bob >>> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >>> >> >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: "MDK" <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> >>> >> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:52 >>> >> To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> >>> >> Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> I've run out of these, and none of the vendors I use commonly carry >>> them. >>> >> Anyone out west have these? >>> >> >>> >> Yeah, I know, it costs more to buy two of these than a whole >>> >> pre-built >>> 10 >>> >> foot cable, but every danged pre-built I buy has water issues. >>> >> >>> >> We have never had to seal any of the cables we built ourselves, and >>> >> none >>> of >>> >> them have ever leaked (except when someone who'll forever remain >>> nameless >>> >> forgot to tighten the cable...), but I have no luck at all with the >>> >> pre-made >>> >> I've bought from multiple places. 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