On 2/27/2013 4:55 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
Lets see if I followed the gist of the thread...
If a conduit with no water in it is hermetically sealed it will promote
condensation.
Conduits should be left open so they can dry out.
Sealed conduits will breathe with changes in temp and barometric
pressure and thus admit moisture.
...and so on and so forth...
Well, yah, sorta, almost print near, but not quite
The operative word is "practical"
Gerald is spot on. In theory its possible, but in the practical world?
Not likely. He phrased it much better than I.
If you are willing to spend enough and take enough time you could
probably get a sealed conduit. Then I have to ask, what would you
really gain.
IOW, why do we even bother working so hard to keep water out of the
conduit? If there are no connecter in there and the coax is good, what
do you gain?
I gave up, don't glue the joints, leave the ends open and don't even
attempt to keep water out. I use the conduit for one thing...OK make
that two things Protect the coax from mechanical damage and ease of
installation. Otherwise I could just leave the cables laying on the ground.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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