[Towertalk] Balun Location (more)

[The Lakes]

Liquid elect.tape is avail. in many colors and is avail at your local Napa
Auto Parts store or on line at www.napaonline.com
I have used it on my TH-6's and makes a perfect seal and has lasted the last
5 yrs. with no problem.
Good for keeping nuts from coming loose..peel it off then take the nuts
off..may be better than using the wrong type of Loctite !
Randy N1KWF

----- Original Message -----
From: "KC2TN" <kc2tn@comcast.net>
To: <K7LXC@aol.com>; <KI7WX@aol.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Balun Location (more)


> Was kinda half watching this thread about baluns and just
> realized there was some mention of weatherproofing terminations.
>
> I just had this problem and resorted to a product by Star Brite
> called Liquid Electrical Tape. I got it at home Depot but
> it's available on the internet:
>
http://www.go2marine.com/frameset.jsp?servletPath=/g2m/action/GoBPage/id/168
73F/hiLiteSku/16876/cate
> goryId/12860/
>
> While I don't know how it's going to perform over the long haul
> it was quite easy to apply with the built in applicator. It sets
> up real well and can be put on in layers. It claims to be UV
> resistant, waterproof and a good dielectric.
>
> AND it's BLACK....does this qualify as Black Goop?
>
> Joe  - KC2TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:40 PM
> To: KI7WX@aol.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Balun Location (more)
>
>
> In a message dated 10/10/02 11:53:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
KI7WX@aol.com
> writes:
>
> > With the coax choke approach what are folks doing to terminate the coax
> into
> > pigtails for connection to the feedpoint? In my station I've always
avoided
> > coax terminations and junctions which don't end in a fitting that I can
> > properly waterproof.
>
>     I agree. Jim and Steve aside, I haven't seen ANY split coax
> weatherproofing that was worth anything and my experience has been that
it's
> almost impossible to keep water from running down the shield (So THAT'S
where
> that puddle of water in the shack came from!).
>
>     One way to do it is to use those little dipole center insulators with
the
> built-in SO239. The ends go to the feedpoint and the feedline plugs into
the
> UHF female socket.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
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