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Re: [TowerTalk] Silicone on coax connector's ?

To: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Silicone on coax connector's ?
From: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>
Reply-to: nf4l@nf4l.com
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:30:29 -0400
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I've used "Stuf" and after a time it becomes cakey and dry. Not easy to 
clean out. I don't use it any longer.

73, Mike NF4L

Steve Maki wrote:
> I've never seen anything from Andrew suggesting this - got a link?
>
> Some Andrew connectors come with a tiny little tube of silicone grease,
> but it's for lubing the outer o-ring to make the connector slide on
> easier. Maybe that's where the cornfusion started...
>
> I can tell you that in the commercial antenna world (cellular, etc.)
> it's never ever applied to the center pin area of an already installed
> connector before mating with the receptacle. I doubt it would hurt - in
> fact there is a Teflon based product called Stuf (or Stuff?) that is
> meant to be used that way, but not to prevent "micro-arcs". It's to keep
> water out by eliminating voids.
>
> IMO, it's better to simply weatherproof the outside of the connector.
>
> 73,
>
> -Steve K8LX
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