For years I have been using plain old hardware store duct seal. Comes in
big 1lb blocks for about $2, less than a roll of that other stuff. It comes
off much easier even after years of being on a connector. I usually just
squish a big handful of it on the joint then add a layer of electrical tape
outside to protect it from the sun and further push it in to the joint.
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: K7LXC@aol.com [mailto:K7LXC@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 17:23
> To: towertalk@contesting.com; markrob@mindspring.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sealing Coax Connector
>
>
> In a message dated 10/14/2010 10:30:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
> > People seem to have so many different methods...I use coax-seal...a
> goop
> specially made for the purpose. Messy but effective I have been
> recommended
> to use 3M 103C by a coax-seal hater..hi hi
>
> I also hate CoaxSeal. Once you put it on a connector - you can never
> get it off; you have to throw the connector away. The commercial versions
> (e.g. db Products, Andrew, etc.) are much better.
>
> CoaxSeal is a butyl rubber-type vapor wrap and will do a decent job
> if
> it goes over an initial layer or two of good electrical tape. Cover the
> vapor wrap with another couple of layers of electrical tape and you've
> got a
> pretty bombproof connection. (Be sure the last outer wrap of tape goes UP
> if the coax is vertical - that'll keep water from running right into the
> joint.)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
>
> PS - There's a good chapter on weatherproofing in my UP THE TOWER book
> (www.championradio.com).
>
>
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