Silicone removes very easily with a screw driver and box cutter. It was
much more difficult to remove the Yaesu bolts after years of salt spray.
John KK9A
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle@me.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2018 12:03 PM
To: john@kk9a.com
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weatherproofing Yaesu rotor connectors/boots
Interesting. No tape involved. How hard is it to remove the silicone sealant
if/when the inevitable occurs?
Thanks. Great idea!
73,
Jack, W6FB
> On Jul 15, 2018, at 8:32 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
>
> My Yaesu G-2800 rotators came with a boot attached to the cable. After
> tightening the connector I slipped the boot on and then applied
> silicone sealant around the boot, rotator and cable. I had two of
> these rotators at my P40A station and had no issues.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Weatherproofing Yaesu rotor connectors/boots
> From: Jack Brindle via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:03:22 -0700
>
> How does one weatherproof the connector going into the Yaesu G1000DXA
rotor?
> It
> has a boot covering for the connector, but no obviously good place to
> apply covering to protect both the cable, connector and boot.
> Suggestions?
>
> A big thanks to the list, especially Steve (and his great book), for
> the help I have used to install my new crankup.
> Now to get the antenna on the mast and things working - which means
> 50% of the work is left!
>
> 73,
> Jack, W6FB
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