A little stretch of the Super33 helps it conform to irregularities and stick to itself well. Not a lot, just some tension while installing. The rubber tape I use from Tessco says to stretch it to 1/2 its original width. If you do that, it, too, conforms to irregularities and really sticks to itself.
Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > YES!!! This is how I seal connections, has never failed yet! > > 1. Tape a layer of Super-33 from the bottom up. Just one layer. > 2. Put on a layer of the rubber tape from the bottom up. Just one layer. > 3. Tape another layer up with the Super-33 again. From the bottom up as > well. Just one layer. > > This system has worked great for 5 years and all my connections have always > been bone dry when taken apart with a utility knife. > > One thing I can tell you is it better be bone dry when you put this together > cause if its not then you just trapped the water in cause nothing is getting > in or out. > > I get the rubber tape at True Value hardware stores. Its less then $4 and > does not leave a sticky mess when removed. It has a blue layer between > itself on the role so the rubber does not stick together. Its always in the > same area as the electrical tape and electrical supplies. I guess its used > widely by electricians. > > I showed a Two Way Radio technician that has 30+ years experience in RF my > method and he was very impressed. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Greg Ihnen > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:01 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques > > Does anyone like the pure rubber self vulcanizing tape over the vinyl tape? > I like how that doesn't come loose over time. > > Greg > > On Mar 1, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Jerry Richardson wrote: > > >> NS2's and other outdoor radios can take care of themselves. I add a little >> > seal around the cable exit on the bottom of the cover. The bullets make me a > little nervous - I don't trust the grommet that comes with them - a little > sealer on the back at the cable exit is a good idea. > >> This is how I was taught for RF connectors >> >> 3 layer process: >> Layer 1 - 3M Super33 or Super88 electrical tape over the entire connection >> > extending 2" past the shrink wrap at both ends > >> Layer 2 - 3M Mastic 2229 over the electrical tape - squeeze repeatedly to >> > conform all of the seams to one contiguous seal > >> Layer 3 - 3M Super33 or Super88 over the Mastic - this is to keep the >> > mastic in place and for UV protection > >> http://picasaweb.google.com/aircloud.com/AntennaCoaxSeal# >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> > Behalf Of Israel Lopez-LISTS > >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:46 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques >> >> Hey All, >> >> So how do you guys avoid getting water/moisture in your gear? >> >> I'm going to be standing up a 9 end-point network, with some Ubiquiti >> (Bullet2, Nanostation) gear, Directional & H-Pol Omni antennas, >> Polyphasers, Ethernet Lightning Arrestors, etc,. I'm not going to be >> able to travel to the site again in at least a year; its a rainy part of >> the world, so I'd like to prevent any damage to the gear as much as >> possible. >> >> Anything I should do to prevent moisture from getting into the gear? Or >> other protective measures... Teflon on the coax connectors, Electrical >> Tape on the Edges of the gear? If there was a place I could see some >> pictures of the implementations that would be good too. >> >> -Israel >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > >> WISPA Wants You! 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