The silicone sleeve is just for appearance. It's not needed, according to them.
I'm tempted to setup a Rocket and sector in a shower and just leave them there for a couple weeks. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:30 PM To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > 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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