[TowerTalk] Penetrox in PL-259s

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/2007 9:02:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Anyone have any advice on using Penetrox on PL-259  connectors?
 
    Umm, I'd say don't use it. Penetrox, and the  other antioxidants, are for 
electrical wiring using copper or aluminum, not  PL-259 nickel or silver. In 
fact if you use silver connectors, silver oxide is  a conductor so that won't 
hurt you. 
 
    Antioxidants like these use tiny particles  suspended in a non-conductive 
vehicle material that penetrate the thin  oxidized layer when put under 
compression. If you try to find continuity in a  glob of Penetrox, etc. with an 
ohmmeter, you won't. 
 
Cheers,
Steve      K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
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