[TenTec] parts not SS

[Tim Long]

Hello All,
This is still OT. but the record needs to be set straight.
Much easier to pay a few extra cents and get the clamps that are 100% 
stainless.  Better yet, get aircraft grade, but they will cost you.
The UV component of sunlight causes fiberglass to degrade and expose the 
glass fibers.  Anything that protects the fiberglass from sunlight will 
prevent the degradation.
There are two basic kinds of silicone sealer.  One variety gives off 
acidic acid as it cures.  The acidic acid will accelerate corrosion of 
connections.  The other variety gives off ammonia as it cures and this 
stuff is intended for use on electrical connections.  If you read the 
fine print on the packaging, it will caution you.
73, Tim, W2UI


Charles Harpole wrote:
> Yep, many brands of hose clamps have a plated
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> screw which fails before the SS part, of course.
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> Weird construction.  I goop such clamp screws
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> with black sillycone sealer all around... do not leave
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> voids which will fill with water.
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> The raw fiberglass rods that insulate parts on some
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> Cushcraft will start to "hair off" without the same
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> sillycone treatment.  Electrical tape, so often the
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> ham's "friend" is just not ....  it shrinks and curls,
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> withdraws the end leaving a flag, or cracks.
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> Seal coax fittings with one wrap of electrical tape, NOT
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> pulled so tight, followed by a wrap of CoaxSeal, followed
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> by a loose wrap of electrical tape.  The inner tape allows fast
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> and clean removal of the CoaxSeal, the CoaxSeal keeps the
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> water out, and the outer wrap protects the CoaxSeal from
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> being scraped off by accidental movement of the cable.
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> Do not use sillycone sealer directly on coax plugs because
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> the evaporation of the stuff often evaporates INSIDE itself,
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> making a nice acidic splash on ur plug.  73,
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> Charles Harpole
> k4vud at hotmail.com   
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>> From: Dave at k6wrf.com
>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:35:41 -0700
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: cleaners, etc
>>
>> I've noticed that the clamp is SS all except the screw.
>> My 2 cents.
>>                        Dave K6WRF
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "CSM(r) Gary Huber" <glhuber at msn.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: cleaners, etc
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Lowes has been my source of SS hose clamps recently when I've had to 
>>> repair
>>> ice storm damage on my Butternut HV-2.... also Deer damage and John Deere
>>> lawn tractor damage.
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Jack B. Friend" <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 4:05 PM
>>> To: <geraldj at storm.weather.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
>>> <tentec at contesting.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: cleaners, etc
>>>
>>>       
>>>> one can find real and complete stainless steel hose clamps at auto parts
>>>> houses, sometimes at Home Depot and Lowe's too.
>>>>
>>>> jack
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 00:35 -0600, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> On Thu, 2009-04-30 at 10:47 -0500, CSM(r) Gary Huber wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Stainless steel hose clamps for compression of joints and splices.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 es DX,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary - AB9M
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> But not the ones with plated steel parts. They rust too much. 100%
>>>>> stainless steel hose clamps do exist. McMaster-Carr and Heartland Agri-
>>>>> Supply are two sources that I know of.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerald J.
>>>>>
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