[TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotator connector replacement - trailer-style vs. Amphenol Eco-Mate

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Or just wrap once to insulate and then seal the whole splice in that
underwater heatshrink splice sealer stuff.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Eric Scace K3NA
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 02:47
> To: ersmar at comcast.net
> Cc: Rick Scott; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotator connector replacement - trailer-
> style vs. Amphenol Eco-Mate
> 
> Hi Gene --
> 
>    Yep, we tried staggering the butt splices and wrapping the bundle,
> just like you did.  Water got between the loose wires of the bundle and
> under the tape.  And the whole splicing procedure was time-consuming and
> tedious.
> 
>    One could split out each wire separately, butt-splice it, and then
> wrap EACH butt splice separately with the three-layer method.  That
> would be even more time consuming.
> 
> -- Eric K3NA
> 
> on 07 Feb 01 Thu 21:09 ersmar at comcast.net said the following:
> > Eric et al:
> >
> >      I taped the only outdoor trailer light connector in my system - the
> one underneath the rotator base.  I,too, believed that that was a point
> for water ingress, so I took precautions.  The other two connectors are in
> a NEMA 3X enclosure and inside the shack so water shouldn't be a problem.
> >
> >      The wires that are molded into the Wireman's trailer light
> connectors (my source) are individual #12 or #14 gauge color-coded wires.
> I butt-spiced them onto the main, round rotator cable run at the three
> connector points.  But I staggered the lengths of the pigtail wires so I
> didn't have the splices aside of each other; rather, each splice begins at
> the end of the last one.  (PITA.)  When finished with the mechanical
> splices I wrapped the entire bundle in tape, although filled shrink wrap
> would have been better.
> >
> >      The eight-pin trailer connectors from the Wireman currently cost
> $8.25 ( http://www.thewireman.com/prodpix6.html .)  I certainly would urge
> adding tape to any outdoor connection where they are used.
> >
> >      Caveat Amateur.
> >
> > 73 de
> > Gene Smar  AD3F
> >
> >
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