Scotch Kote?

[Ronald D Rossi]

>>>"Chuck Brudtkuhl" said:
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> Ok, this prompts a question from this corner.  (I have used the commercial
> wrap, it is good, but I am cheap).  I have been using two types of wrap under
> the 88 tape for 15-20 yrs now and have had nadda problem, but would 

Scotch 130C Linerless Splicing Tape.  I bought a roll of this stuff a few years ago for about $6. [Probably a bit less...I forget.  Check a Grainger catalog.  They have great prices on UV wireties too...100 for less than $5!]  It has been keeping my exterior 9913 connections weatherproof for a couple years.  Great stuff, and it goes a long way.  I top coat the linerless with two layers of Scotch 88 wrapped "UP" and an inch or two beyond the linerless.

I had the opportunity to undo a taped up connector the other month and found that the linerless had nicely settled into the small nooks and crannies of the PL-259s and barrel.  Of course it looked like it conformed well when I taped it, but undoing it I was able to see the impressions on the inside of the linerless left by the connector surface irregularities.  The linerless seems to have nice adhesion qualities with the coax jacket as well.  I used new tape when I re-did the joint of course.

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