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Re: [TowerTalk] Liquid Electrical Tape?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Liquid Electrical Tape?
From: Robert Harmon <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:58:42 -0700
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Jon,

Thanks for sharing the info on the 2228.  It looks like great stuff.  This 
thread is very timely for me I will be installing new coax feedlines.
I will order some of the 2228 and see how it goes.  

I also have tried Scotchkote and it failed for me too.  

73,
Bob
K6UJ


> On Apr 24, 2019, at 6:14 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Keith,
> 
> I've used 2228 all by its lonesome and it's pretty impressive. Tape, 2228, 
> then tape again might be the ticket for an even longer, long term solution:
> 
> http://www.w4abc.com/Scotch2228.html
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> Jon Pearl - W4ABC
> 
> 
> On 4/2/2019 9:46 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
>> I have heard the best is 3M Scotchkote.  However, I recently inspected a
>> coax connection on the outdoor 2 meter cable running from repeater to
>> antenna (on top of 500 foot building).  It had been slathered with
>> Scotchkote after sealing with two wraps of 88, one wrap of 2228 fusion tape
>> and two final wraps of 88.  It appears the Scotchkote was useless in the
>> harsh outdoor environment at 500 feet.  It was dry and balled up, exposing
>> the 88 underneath.  This connection was inspected because of high SWR at the
>> duplexer bottles.  The problem was discovered to be the N barrel connecting
>> two runs of LDF50A.  The first wrap of 88 with sticky side out made the
>> removal a snap.
>> 
>> 73 Keith NM5G
>> 
>> 
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