[TowerTalk] Liquid Electrical Tape?

[Grant Saviers]

You might try what Andrew makes for the commercial Heliax world.  Their 
gooey stuff is superior to 3M IMO.  One kit will do about 10 PL or N joints.

Grant KZ1W

https://www.rfparts.com/coaxseal/221213.html

On 4/24/2019 12:58 PM, Robert Harmon wrote:
> Jon,
> 
> Thanks for sharing the info on the 2228.  It looks like great stuff.  This thread is very timely for me I will be installing new coax feedlines.
> I will order some of the 2228 and see how it goes.
> 
> I also have tried Scotchkote and it failed for me too.
> 
> 73,
> Bob
> K6UJ
> 
> 
>> On Apr 24, 2019, at 6:14 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> I've used 2228 all by its lonesome and it's pretty impressive. Tape, 2228, then tape again might be the ticket for an even longer, long term solution:
>>
>> http://www.w4abc.com/Scotch2228.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>
>> Jon Pearl - W4ABC
>>
>>
>> On 4/2/2019 9:46 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
>>> I have heard the best is 3M Scotchkote.  However, I recently inspected a
>>> coax connection on the outdoor 2 meter cable running from repeater to
>>> antenna (on top of 500 foot building).  It had been slathered with
>>> Scotchkote after sealing with two wraps of 88, one wrap of 2228 fusion tape
>>> and two final wraps of 88.  It appears the Scotchkote was useless in the
>>> harsh outdoor environment at 500 feet.  It was dry and balled up, exposing
>>> the 88 underneath.  This connection was inspected because of high SWR at the
>>> duplexer bottles.  The problem was discovered to be the N barrel connecting
>>> two runs of LDF50A.  The first wrap of 88 with sticky side out made the
>>> removal a snap.
>>>
>>> 73 Keith NM5G
>>>
>>>
>>
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