Hi neighbor,
No, no tape was laid down before utilizing the mastic.
When I first started using Coax-Seal many years ago, I did so without
the benefit of tape. All it takes is having to remove that gummy stuff
just one time and you instantly know why tape is needed. I decided not
to use any tape with the mastic, hedging my bets that it wouldn't be
sticky upon removal and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't.
The mastic, while slightly parched from 7 years of Florida sun was
highly pliable with no cracks coming close to being deep enough to
describe as being on the verge of breaking through. Upon lancing it I
found that I'd not scored it cleanly through to the connector and ended
up parting it by hand, along with releasing the intimate grip that it
had on the N-connector. It was stretchy right up until the time that
the two halves tore apart.
While my example is an anecdotal one - truthfully, if I were to apply
the 2228 again tomorrow, I wouldn't sweat not using tape as a first coating.
What say you?
73,
Jon Pearl - W4ABC
www.w4abc.com
On 5/16/2016 12:33 AM, Bryan Fields wrote:
On 5/16/16 12:04 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote:
Since we're on the subject, I cut open a 7 year old connection, today,
utilizing Scotch 2228 Rubber Mastic Tape. I was pleasantly surprised.
Here are some photos: http://www.w4abc.com/Scotch2228.html
Jon,
Did you do a wrap of Scotch 33/88 electrical tape, then mastic and then a top
wrap of scotch 33/88?
I've been buying the Tessco weather proofing kits for about $10 and they come
with 5 rolls of mastic, 2 narrow etapes and one 2" wide etape. It's a good
deal.
73's
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