Topband: Weatherproofing F-type connectors
Tom W8JI
w8ji at w8ji.com
Wed Dec 16 02:36:33 EST 2015
> My one concern, is the F-connector chassis-mount jacks. The jacks
> themselves seem rather impervious to moisture when a good F-plug with
> O-ring is kept plugged in. But the nuts for the jacks seem to rust really
> fast, really surprisingly fast, I end up replacing the jack and nut every
> year or two wherever they are exposed to weather.
Use stainless steel nuts. Throw the steel nuts that come with the connectors
away.
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