[TowerTalk] coax connectors & penetrox et. al.

[Pete Smith]

At 12:59 PM 12/3/98 -0500, WBH3@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
>
>After all the talk about using products such as penetrox, no-alox and other
>oxidation preventers/conduction improvers, I am wondering if it would be a
>good idea to put some on my pl-259's, both the center conductor and the
>screw-
>on barrel.  Of course, it you are using a layer of scotch 88 and then a
>layer of coax-seal and then another layer of tape over the coax and the
>connector, do you really need to worry about oxidation?

Bill, I would worry about the conductive goop forming a thin film across
the insulation between the shell and center conductor, leading to arcover.
I've never had any trouble with good quality UHF connectors as long as they
stayed tight and dry.

But apropos of this, I remember a few years ago reading about a chemical
that (it claimed) could be applied to switch contacts and connectors to
enhance the metal-to-metal connections but with no worry about affecting
inter-contact insulation.  Anyone know what I'm talking about and have any
idea whether it would be useful in  ham antenna installations?

73,  Pete N4ZR
Loud is good


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