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Re: [TowerTalk] Outdoor General Use Connectors

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Outdoor General Use Connectors
From: Don <w7wll@arrl.net>
Reply-to: w7wll@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:46:06 -0700
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Tough to beat a use in the conditions like a race car might face I'd imagine. Which led me to think to see if Del City (whom I've bought some odd trailer connectors from) might carry them. Sure enough - https://www.delcity.net/store/Wire-Connectors-&-Quick-Splices/.

I've no interest in them other than that I bought some specialized trailer connectors from them. Found them to be fair priced and fast re delivery. Also very responsive to questions I posed on trailer connectors ( was using them for purposes other than a trailer and needed something that would work in my salt air environment).


Don T W7WLL


On 7/30/2018 1:05 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
Used them in a race car I built one time for all the Autronics compute signal and power wires...  Worled great, and loads better than OE automotive connectors.  You DO need to pay particular attention to terminating and putting seals in properly.

And true to my OCD self, I flooded the connector cavities with non-drying, water-excluding gel right before assembly.  Never had a failure.

73,

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On 30-Jul-18 14:23, Don wrote:
Wonder if anyone has any experience using these:

http://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/documents/automotive/global/1654292-2_AMP%20SUPERSEAL%201.5.pdf

Seems like they could have some application to all the non-RF type connections made by we hams outdoors, particularly in open conditions.


Don T W7WLL

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