Topband: Connector grease

[Eddy Swynar]

On 2013-11-24, at 8:59 PM, <n0tt1 at juno.com> <n0tt1 at juno.com> wrote:

>> I would not use petroleum jelly on any electrical connector, 
>> especially to 
>> flood it. That is bad advice, no matter what source recommends it.



Hi Guys,

I applied "Vaseline" petroleum jelly onto the coax connectors of my inverted "L" antennas at the end of each October, and re-opened same in April, to allow me to stow away the feeders for this "seasonal" antenna---there was NEVER any evidence of corrosion, or harm done, in that 6 month span. I'd been doing this for some 6 years, too.

I received this tip from someone who used to do extensive work with a cable TV company in northern Ontario: he said that the practice was "de riguer" with the staff.

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ