[TowerTalk] Protecting connectors

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>> connections.  He then slid the PVC over the splice area and filled it with
>> several tubes of silicone to both ends and buried it.  It is still working
>> but I can't vouch for what it looks like at this time.  What would be
>> wrong with doing something like this for coax connectors possibly even
>> without the PVC? Seems to me like the silicone would seal it pretty good.
>
>There are different worrys in different applications. If you only run a 
>few hundred volts and the gap is large, even rain water works well 
>as an insulator.
>
>For high-power RF, I'd seriously worry about anything that might 
>leave a coating or residue that contains carbon-rich materials or 
>chemicals...or anything that reduces voltage breakdown.
>
>RTV silicones have acetic acid in them, ...

//   One type of silicone rubber does but another type does not.  

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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