K7LXC wrote:
> The new generation of coax connector heatshrink has glue inside of it
>that melts as you apply the heat that shrinks the tubing. The glue not only
>fills the voids in the joint but also bonds the heatshrink to the
>connectors/cable. This stuff is great but expensive - about a buck a foot or
>more.
You can get most of the same effect with ordinary heat-shrink tubing by
running some hot-melt glue round the cable and the connector before you
slide the tubing over. A quick zap with the heat gun seals everything
up.
73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek
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