Or for OCD's like me who don't want burrs on the barrels
https://www.amazon.com/PH-200-Non-marring-Plastic-Touch-Pliers/dp/B000ALF5EK/ref=sr_1_14?crid=1ZPOTLW1291U3&dchild=1&keywords=nylon+jaw+pliers&qid=1602812142&sprefix=nylon+jaw%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-14
nice tool from Japan
Grant KZ1W
On 10/15/2020 16:49, Ron Gorski wrote:
It's a good idea to get in the habit of using two pair of gas pliers to cinch
the connectors tight once the locking nubs are seated properly.
Ron N9AU
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Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 6:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Follow up on Coaxial Seal Removal
Thanks Chuck
Had not seen that one ..interesting will do some more research
The other lesson I have learned recently is to take great care that with the
little locking bumps inside the PL259 males that one must take some care in
making sure they fit into the matching V's of the female connector. They with
get on the top of the V rather than down in the V and you think they are tight
and then two months of temperature cycling you have an intermittent. PL259 L, T
and Barrels are more prone to not seat properly than the standard PL259 on the
end of a coax. I had one of these get so hot when running full legal limit on
6M that it would get hot enough to burn you !!
Dave
NR1DX
On 10/15/2020 12:39 PM, Chuck Gooden wrote:
Dave,
When you wrap the connectors again, do not use COAX Seal
Have you seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcHiHCw0lsY
I used a procedure similar to this when I was in the Navy on the HF
and UHF coax connectors. I used a couple of tie wraps to hold the end
of the tape down. The Scotch 2228 is not sticky but it sticks to
itself. You need to stretch it some as you wrap in around the
connector and cable. It comes off easy by taking a razor blade and
slicing it and peeling it off.
Chuck K9LC
On 10/15/2020 7:27 AM, Artek Manuals wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I asked for some ideas on how to remove soft
black water sealant for connectors I commonly know as Coaxiseal.
Several good answers and thanks to all who replied.
The "Best" results IMO were
1) "Wait till it gets cold and peel it right off" . I was skeptical
in Florida that it would ever get that cold but turns out that even
at 68 degrees which It was the morning I climbed the tower last week
that the stuff becomes significantly less "gooey" and I was able to
peel 90% of it off fairly quickly so I can imagine for most of you
farther north that this will work well
2) For the final 10% left from the myriad of suggestions I got that
the stuff will succumb to just about any solvent. For doing the final
shiny cleanup I found mineral spirits works very well as one of the
least toxic of the many suggestions. Also much to my surprise
isopropyl alcohol , while not quite a fast acting as the mineral
spirits did a very good job of cleaning the final residue of type-N
and PL259 connectors
3) For the future, the suggestion of wrapping the connectors with
tape first before applying the sealing junk was a real duhh moment
which I now use going forward.. I go well down on the coax, fold the
tape over at the end and I have an easy removal "tab" for the next time.
Tnxs again
Dave
NR1DX
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