Hi Roger,
Do you need penetration? Or would sealing any exposed strands (such as the end
of a wire poking out from a crimp) suffice?
Such as: crimp wire to connector, use flooded heat shrink to shroud the
insulation and crimp, and something such as liquid tape, RTV or similar sealing
the open end of the crimped connector.
73, Kelly
ve4xt
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> On Nov 20, 2014, at 1:17 PM, "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
> wrote:
>
> On 11/20/2014 1:43 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
>
> Silicone RTV such as Silastic RTV (TM) has a high viscosity and will not fill
> stranded wire. It will have very little penetration. The hot melt glue
> inside the flooded heat shrink tubing would likely penetrate better, but I'd
> not want to depend on it penetrating to the center providing a moisture
> barrier.
>
> I'm not sure what would fill all the gaps to the center of the core to
> present a conductor that would not be capable of wicking moisture into the
> connection.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>
>> ------------ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ------------(may be snipped)
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>>> On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:05:33 -0800, you wrote:
>>>
>>> So I solder after crimping any lugs exposed
>>> to the weather.
>>>
>>> Grant KZ1W
>> REPLY:
>>
>> That sounds good to me. I think I would prefer silicone RTV for a
>> better seal than heat shrink tubing, but either one is better than
>> nothing, especially in a salt air environment.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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