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Re: [TowerTalk] Tex Com LMR-600 Connectors

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tex Com LMR-600 Connectors
From: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:54:16 -0400
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On 8/8/2013 9:11 PM, Steve Maki wrote:
On 8/8/2013 9:06 PM, K8RI wrote:

Everyone has their foibles I guess. But at least now you've had one
answer to your question.

True, but I disagree that a clean connector means no leak.  Unless the
water is dirty, or acetic, it takes some time before it makes a
permanent or visible mark.

I did say "years old weatherproofing".

We are looking at two different philosophies.
The problem with this approach is it tells you "after the fact" and if the seal does not bond to the connector, just a slight difference in winding can cause a tiny wrinkle that will work with capillary action. Unless the cable fails, you don't know if it was leaking until you take the covering off the connector. I'll grant that with just a little practice a failure should be rare. However, I'd guess that there are many who read this list that probably use fewer connectors in a lifetime than you or I in a year. With that many connectors, weather proofing is a high priority for both of us.

With the hot melt glue bonding the heat shrink to the connector plus the very tight fit, I've never seen one leak.plus it adds considerable mechanical strength to the connection.

We aren't going to change each others minds, but I just have more faith in a bonded waterproofing even if the connectors do look like crap after removing the weather proofing <:-))

73

Roger (K8RI)


I've uncovered enough connectors to know that water ingress will either
cause visible effects, and/or the connector will still be *wet*.

By the time the moisture has evaporated or dissipated is some fashion,
there WILL be telltale signs left behind. Bank on it.

-Steve K8LX
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