Yep. Properly tightened the gasket does exactly what it's supposed to.
Every problem I have ever had with a N Connector and water has been:
Connector not tightened or cross threaded
Water ingress from the back along the crimp ferrule
Water ingress from the inside of the radio or feed horn case draining
into the center conductor
Corrosion from a odd reaction with the sillicon grease in I put in the
connector
But in any case - I still usually seal them with tape and mastic.
Mark
On 4/2/15 9:27 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:
N connectors, properly applied, do not even need sealing. The gasket
in the male end (the one with the internal threads) mates with the end
of the female end (the one with the exterior threads) and “in theory”
prevent moisture from getting in via the threads. The back end is a
whole different story. If the cable to terminal body is sealed then
you are good.
That said, I always did vinyl over rubber too...
*From:* Kurt Fankhauser <mailto:li...@wavelinc.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2015 10:07 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie
Hey now, I have those N-connectors sealed up good. Wrapped them with
Super 33+, then I wrapped them with rubber tape, then I put another
layer of Super 33+ on them, have been doing it this way for 8+ years
and havn't had water get in an N-connector yet. Some thunderstorms
supposed to be rolling in tonight and I can tell you that last thing I
worry about in my network is water getting into N-connectors....
Kurt Fankhauser
Wavelinc Communications
P.O. Box 126
Bucyrus, OH 44820
http://www.wavelinc.com <http://www.wavelinc.com/>
tel. 419-562-6405
fax. 419-617-0110
On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:45 PM, George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting)
<geo...@cbcast.com <mailto:geo...@cbcast.com>> wrote:
N connectors are fine with me, but putting them close together
like the PMP450 APs used to be (and the 3GHz sectors still are) is
a PITA which is why I went down the heat-shrink road.
On 4/1/2015 9:34 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:
Josh can only apparently read one sentence.
The second sentence of that e-mail explains why. Screw the
connector on and call it a day. Ain't nobody got time for
weatherproofing...
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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*From: *"George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting)" mailto:geo...@cbcast.com
*To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Wednesday, April 1, 2015 9:30:05 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie
Because he can't stick an SFP in it? ;)
On 4/1/2015 9:20 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
You said down with them, I don't see why.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Apr 1, 2015 9:49 PM, "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net
<mailto:af...@ics-il.net>> wrote:
You mean other than what I already said?
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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*From: *"Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
<mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>>
*To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Wednesday, April 1, 2015 8:47:25 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie
What's wrong with N?
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373
On Apr 1, 2015 9:38 PM, "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net
<mailto:af...@ics-il.net>> wrote:
Down with N connectors!
Since UBNT started with the IP67 rated RPSMA, that's
all I've wanted to deal with.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
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*From: *"Peter Kranz" <pkr...@unwiredltd.com
<mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com>>
*To: *af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent: *Wednesday, April 1, 2015 6:21:41 PM
*Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie
Kurt, you can't take a selflie which shows
insufficient waterproofing on the
N-connectors and expect us not to say something..
Peter Kranz
Founder/CEO - Unwired Ltd
www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.UnwiredLtd.com>
Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 <tel:510-868-1614%20x100>
Mobile: 510-207-0000 <tel:510-207-0000>
pkr...@unwiredltd.com <mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Kurt
Fankhauser
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:20 PM
To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
Subject: [AFMUG] cambium selfie
New link
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Mark Radabaugh
Amplex
m...@amplex.net 419.837.5015 x 1021
