I hear that some boaters use heatshrink tubing that has a sealer glue inside
it that keeps water out.
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From: <TexasRF@aol.com>
To: <w4lde@numail.org>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] N - clamp style connector
> Hi Ron, the heat shrink alone is not water tight. Your plan to use the
> fusing tape is the very best way to seal the connectors. The fusing tape
> of
> coarse needs uv protection and even cheap vinyl tape will work fine for
> that.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/10/2010 4:39:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> w4lde@numail.org writes:
>
> Thanks to all that replied, I remember that I never had soldered the
> shield and thought that was the correct method.
>
> I will also as many have suggested use some heat shrink for stability as
> well as helping with water intrusion. Was planning on #33 or #88 tape
> plus some fusion style tape to help with the final connections.
>
> Again thanks to everyone for your comments.
>
> 73 de
> Ron W4LDE
>
>
> On 3/10/2010 3:18 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
>> Ron, the clamping ring for N connectors is nickel plated. You will turn
> the
>> coax to charcoal before successfully soldering the shield to it.
>>
>> One of the major failure modes with N connectors is having the shield
> work
>> loose due to pulling and twisting the cable. A short piece of heat
>> shrink
>> tubing over the clamping end of the connector and a couple inches of
> the
>> coax will provide excellent reinforcement and improved reliability.
>>
>> The recommended connector installation procedure has worked very well
> for a
>> lot of years.
>>
>> 73,
>> Gerald K5GW
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 3/10/2010 12:00:01 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> w4lde@numail.org writes:
>>
>> Just getting ready to install some a new beam and coax plus N style
>> male connectors on a new tower. It's been awhile since I last used one
>> (N style) and have reviewed via the WEB and the ARRL handbook
>> recommended installation methods and find two different methods with
>> respect to the barrel and shield connection.
>>
>> The barrel I am referring to is the small piece were the shield is
>> folded back over and then compressed and held in place by a O-ring,
>> washer and screw in clamp.
>>
>> The ARRL handbook does not call for any solder of the shield to the
>> barrel peace but on one ham web sites recommends that the shield be
>> soldered to the barrel insert piece and then assembled the same way as
>> the non soldered. If I remember and it has been some time since I
>> used
>> N type but I believe I did not solder the shield but relied on the
>> compression and clamp fittings to make good contact from the shield to
>> the N fitting.
>>
>> Would appreciate your opinion, to SOLDER or NOT to SOLDER.
>>
>> 73 de
>> Ron W4LDE
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