Topband: Why do rodents eat coax?

[Michael Clarson]

Mike: I did say critter resistant, not critter proof, but so far, so good.
Polyethylene (PE) is harder, stiffer (but bends almost as much) and more
slippery than PVC. I'd bet that is what you have. If you can get a number
off the jacket, Google it for specs. Most direct burial cable is PE or
something similar, NOT PVC.--Mike, WV2ZOW

On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> If all Polyethylene is indeed critter resistant, that seems like a good
> clue; before buying outdoor coax, check the jacket material on the mfg.
> data sheet.
>
> Other than that, how do we tell for sure what our coax jacket material is?
> And aren't there different formulas and various hardness specs? I think
> there's hard and soft PVC.
>
> FWIW, the flooded RG-6 I mentioned has a rather hard jacket. A thumbnail
> makes less of a dent in it, compared to the somewhat softer outer jackets
> of most of the other coax I have here (RG-11, RG-213, RG-58C/U, etc).
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ... animals like to chew on or eat PVC. ... I know Polyethylene is
>> critter resistant
>>
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