[TowerTalk] waterproofing big #31 clamp-on choke
Tom Frenaye
frenaye at pcnet.com
Thu Jun 29 16:03:23 EDT 2017
At 01:50 PM 6/29/2017, Jim Brown wrote:
>Since I first published this work around 2007, I've yet to receive word of problems from moisture, except a single report of cracking from freeze/thaw with multiple cores. That's only one report in 9 years.
Jim -
Add me to the list, I've had cores disintegrate over the years. I use several them at the base of my 80 and 160 4-square verticals, wrapped in electrical tape to hold them together. The problem could have been freeze/thaw cycles, or heating when one of the verticals detunes when it breaks and I didn't notice the problem on the shack end.
I suspect those of us in ice/snow country see it more often than the San Jose area does... Haven't found a good solution yet, I have trouble imaging that the addition of a box and associated connectors, caulking and hardware will be more reliable over time.
-- Tom
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