I was aware of that, Jim, it was the stays shorted part that had me
wondering. As it turns out, I had a flashover in an N-to-PL-259
connection at one end of my hardline. Spent some quality time out there
with sandpaper, Scotch 2242 and Super 88, and everything is fine now.
Thanks everyone who responded.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 6/26/2014 11:29 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
On 6/26/2014 5:06 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
Is this a known failure mode for a Polyphaser protector?
No, it's a known SUCCESS mode for a Polyphaser protector -- it works
by shorting the strike from the center conductor to the shell. But it
stays shorted, so either the protector or the element inside the
protector must be replaced.
73, Jim K9YC
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