[TowerTalk] Cushcraft R5 sealing of the traps, What sealant

[Roger (K8RI)]

Marc Tessier - VE3TES wrote:
> Hello what I did was remove the shrink tubing all together and reinstalled newer stuff, the type I was able to get my mitts on had a similar sealant like the original tubing had. The manufacturer name is Raychem, Part # TCS2-15/17 Now this stuff was a bit larger than actually needed, so look for stuff about 35% larger than the area you wish to cover, i.e. if the coil is 1.25" try for stuff that is 1 5/8" or similar in size in non shrunk dimensions...Most heat shrink tubing specs will give min and max diameter size before and after heating...
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Good industrial grade heat shrink will  shrink to about 25-30% of the 
original size.   IOW, from 0.88" original size (really closer to an 
inch) to 0.22" minimum after shrinking for the 3M stuff.  I don't think 
that is made in large enough sizes to go over those traps though.  OTOH 
the stuff available out there covers a wide range of quality and size.

Good Luck,

Roger (K8RI)
> Good luck with your R5, and if you need any other info I maintain a web page mostly devoted to the R7 , but many of the traps used on the R7 are used on the R5...
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> 73 and hope to meet you on air soon !!!
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> Regards,
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> Marc Tessier - VE3TES
> My R7 page= http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3tes
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