[TowerTalk] Protecting connectors

[Maurizio Panicara]

By far, a few turns of self amalgamating tape over cables and connectors is
the best among the simple and effective solutions.
A good cable and a connector type that prevents moisture migration is
another Key

73,
Mauri I4JMY


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy Miller" <JimMiller@STL-OnLine.Net>
To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:10 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Protecting connectors


>
> Several years ago a friend of mine needed to make a long run of electrical
> power to a barn/shop and had to make a splice about halfway out.  He was
> trying to figure how to portect it without buying heavy expensive
waterproof
> box that he would need to bury.  What he did was to slide a piece of PVC
> tubing over one end of the cable and then made his 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.
>
> 73, Jim
> KG0KP
>
>
>
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