That's what the wiring company did. Black electrical tape then sealed. But submerged, over time it doesn't seem to last. The pull on the wire puts just enough in to let the water in, and wham, out goes all data to that location.
They've tried that solution repeatedly which would work for rain exposure fine I think, but not full submersion for a period of time every night. Sent via BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Fisk <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:14:41 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Insane method for protecting an ethernet join in a hole of water On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, CW wrote: > We all laughed like crazy when these were suggested. Now I'm > wondering how dumb of an idea this would actually be... worst case, > you're just out the $5 to try... Why not do it right? Cover in electrical tape, then cover the electrical tape with this: http://www.l-com.com/productfamily.aspx?id=6426 then cover that with another layer of electrical tape. You're not encountering a unique problem =) Christopher Fisk -- Bart: Can I be a boozehound? Homer: Not till you're 15. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)ocious -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
