Okay, so did you fall in the same trap as I did? Order some REALLY cheap pigtails and connectors from unknown China outfit and hoped for the best?
I got lots of pigtails with only one end, man! -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of MDK Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:36 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors I've observed that myself. However, nothing works when the connectors themselves fail. So far, I've had multiple "cheap" connectors break, or pre-built cables come apart, where there was apparently little to no physical strength to the end. Just a short length of cable hanging off the antenna (about 2 feet) pulled it apart, and it lasted all of 5 months from install. The 400 size cable was supported by cable clamps which were screwed in place, but the little tail that hung out to the antenna, the approximate amount needed to have a nice bend between the pole and the antenna (mounted on a universal mount) slowly pulled itself apart. So far, I've had one Times EZ physically fail (broken in two) from the persistent wiggle of the all the wind we've had - but it's near 6 years old. The box is attached to the pole, and there's about 24 inches between the bulkhead connector and the first cable clamp, where we had a nice easy bend and a "drip loop". Other wind damage has been a hand tightened (inside a building) N connector backing clear out, screws attaching a board back out and allowing the spacer to fall out and the board moved back and shorted against the steel box, a seemingly failed mini-itx board that kept rebooting or shutting off from the shaking of the box attached to a telephone pole. Assorted connectors and wire snapping off due to persistent slight wiggles when the building shakes. I had a CF card come off a WRAP board, apparently due to the persistent shaking of the wind - seen that 3 or 4 times, actually. In one case, it broke the board from the harsh pounding it got from being up on a guyed pole (didn't come down). We've seen so much wind this year, it's near insane. As I write this, there's apparently a very widespread power outage, much of a nearby town and the area I serve in the mountains has scattered outages too. It's scattered across 3 different power companies and most of the town has "closed" on the doors and nobody there. We're up, though I had to restore power after my backup ran dead this morning. I'm SO tired of this wind... -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:50 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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