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From: Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie Jay, If you have water hitting the threads you've already lost the battle in my book. Plus that wont do you any good on the female bulkheads that have a flat edge. I am using vinyl tape not silicone tape, maybe the filter I applied to the pic is throwing it off. Here is a better pic un-filtered, should be able to zoom into the tape job better. Some day I am going to just have to video record a tape job and put it on youtube. Kurt Fankhauser Wavelinc Communications P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 http://www.wavelinc.com tel. 419-562-6405 fax. 419-617-0110 On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Jay Weekley <[email protected]> wrote: Is there any benefit to using the thread tape that plumbers use? Ken Hohhof wrote: Kurt’s selfie looked like silicone tape to me, not vinyl. If so, very similar to what I do, 2 layers of tightly stretched silicone tape. But yes I do cover all the way to the radio body. Can’t really create a ring around the connector stuck to the radio like you can with something like Coax Seal. *From:* Mark Radabaugh <mailto:[email protected]> *Sent:* Thursday, April 02, 2015 8:36 AM *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] cambium selfie 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:[email protected]> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 01, 2015 10:07 PM *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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) <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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... ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From: *"George Skorup (Cyber Broadcasting)" mailto:[email protected] *To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You mean other than what I already said? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From: *"Josh Luthman" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> *To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Down with N connectors! Since UBNT started with the IP67 rated RPSMA, that's all I've wanted to deal with. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From: *"Peter Kranz" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> *To: *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:20 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] cambium selfie New link -- Mark Radabaugh Amplex [email protected] 419.837.5015 x 1021
