wrt marine crimps: I was watching the electrician wiring my sailboat solder connections after crimping and asked why, he said "In 5 years you will thank me." In offshore sailing virtually everything
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: That sounds good to me. I think I would prefer silicone RTV for a better seal than heat shrink tubing, but either one is better than nothing, especially
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:16:49 -0500
Silicone RTV such as Silastic RTV (TM) has a high viscosity and will not fill stranded wire. It will have very little penetration. The hot melt glue inside the flooded heat shrink tubing would likely
I solder after crimping all terminals, even those not exposed to weather. John KK9A I was watching the electrician wiring my sailboat solder connections after crimping and asked why, he said "In 5 ye
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Quite correct, RTV has almost no penetration, but I don't think that matters when it comes to sealing out weather. What you want is to prevent moisture o
Hi Roger, Do you need penetration? Or would sealing any exposed strands (such as the end of a wire poking out from a crimp) suffice? Such as: crimp wire to connector, use flooded heat shrink to shrou
You could always use PowerPoles with a 12 volt light at the other end... On 11/21/2014 9:46 AM, Jim Lux wrote: On 11/19/14, 8:45 AM, Doug Renwick wrote: Now that's a clever idea. Make two adapters fo
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 02:13:12 -0500
Telephone, cable, gas, and other companies feed a signal in and trace it with a receiver. Lot easier and safer too. 73 Roger (K8RI) You could always use PowerPoles with a 12 volt light at the other e