Bob: The fingers are gold plated and won't corrode either. When you're cleaning them, and since they were outside unprotected, get your "close up" goggles on and use a toothpick to make sure there is nothing in the space between the fingers.
I actually have some ancient silver N right angle adapters that are black, not silver. I use them on various radios in my shack. They work just fine. I do like to put just a little bit NOT MUCH NoAlOx or equivalent on the female threads when I put them back together. Silver connectors are more susceptible to mechanical loosening from thermal changes than the nickle silver ones. Get em tight! Mike At 03:55 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: >I never would have guessed silver though. Someone mentioned that earlier >too. At first it looked like rubber tape residue but it had me scratching >me head since boy never put any cables on them. Makes perfect sense though. >They will probably be okay, I just didn't want to attack them with the steel >wool or whatever and screw up what seem to be very nice sectors. > >Bob- > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike >Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 4:47 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cleaning N Connectors > >I read black stuff, not corrosion. If they are silver connectors, >then it's silver oxide and NOT a problem. > >In the old days all, and now only the best equipment still use silver >connectors. Just like an old dime will turn black once it has skin >oils on it, so will a silver connector. Neither of them is hurt by the >patina. > >Mike > >At 03:29 PM 12/7/2009, you wrote: > >2009/12/7 Marlon K. Schafer <o...@odessaoffice.com>: > > > If it were me? > > > > > > Toss em and start over. > > > > > > Not worth the trouble. Once corrosion starts it's hard to stop it. > > > marlon > > > >He could always solder new N connectors to the antenna element, and be > >good as new. The Andrew sectors are a good unit, it'd be a shame to > >toss em. > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > >WISPA Wants You! Join today! > >http://signup.wispa.org/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > > > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
