Yes, that's the biggest thing is that during our cold weather we've had here the past week or so (0* with -15 wind chills - not a normal thing here in Southern Missouri) our current weather seal methods aren't easy to install. Sure, we could do it inside and would work fine but we get up on a tower in this cold and the tapes get just a bit too stiff for us to use, and hate to climb twice to pull an antenna down just to water seal it on the ground in a warm environment. Luckily we have better days now. Got up to 40 or so today and should be that way all week. MUCH better!!!
"Normal" weather we don't have issues with water sealing - we have found a great system that works for us - rubber/mastic tape with electrical tape over that and on occasion, silicone for those connectors that we can't quite get the tape down into adequately. Thanks for the recommendations guys. Appreciate all the help that this list is. -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:47 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Water sealing in cold weather I think Jason's angle is that products often times have an application temperature range that is less than the temperature way in which they'll do their job. What everyone does may well work fine at 70 degrees ambient, but at 30 or -50, what works? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bob Moldashel" <lakel...@gbcx.net> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:39 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Water sealing in cold weather > Wow... I wish I had a dollar for every time this subject is > discussed. I would be in the Caribbean right now. :-) > > Its kinda like the Windows/Linux discussion....... > > -B- > > > > RickG wrote: >> Ditto. >> >> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Josh Luthman >> <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>wrote: >> >> >>> Coax seal. >>> >>> On 1/11/10, Jason Hensley <ja...@jaggartech.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Our luck hasn't been good with that. Other ideas / possibilities? >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Robert West >>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:23 PM >>>> To: 'WISPA General List' >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Water sealing in cold weather >>>> >>>> Ice works. :) >>>> >>>> Was swapping antennas last night and I just used the normal self >>>> >>> vulcanizing >>> >>>> tape, worked fine in the cold although there was a bit of "crusty" >>>> stuff >>>> trying to flake off the tape, I assume was the vulcanizing chemical or >>>> >>> the >>> >>>> sticky or whatever but it went on just fine. Temp was around 20 >>>> degrees. >>>> >>>> Bob- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Jason Hensley >>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:15 PM >>>> To: 'WISPA General List' >>>> Subject: [WISPA] Water sealing in cold weather >>>> >>>> Hey guys. What do you use to water seal a connection in cold weather >>>> >>> (30* >>> >>>> or colder)? N connector specifically. This is something that needs to >>>> be >>>> done on top of a tower - need to replace a radio and would prefer to >>>> not >>>> have to bring the antenna down to do it and don't have another antenna >>>> >>> that >>> >>>> we could use to replace this one with. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>> ---- >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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