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Re: [TowerTalk] Liquid Electrical Tape?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Liquid Electrical Tape?
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:12:57 -0700
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You might try what Andrew makes for the commercial Heliax world. Their gooey stuff is superior to 3M IMO. One kit will do about 10 PL or N joints.

Grant KZ1W

https://www.rfparts.com/coaxseal/221213.html

On 4/24/2019 12:58 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
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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