On 10/24/2013 07:07 AM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
I've no experience with antennas, but I have noticed that attempts to weatherproof that do not keep 100% of the moisture out tend instead to make things worse. The moisture that does get in does not dry out and the poor weatherproofing just keeps things wet longer and results in more corrosion than direct exposure to the weather.
Yes, I've seen this. Anti seize compound on threads will help. Electrician's rubber tape by 3M is good as well as tar + plastic tapes for plumbing wrap of buried iron pipe. A multi layered complete goo + goo seal is all that would work. Someone said light colors are better and I can't see that. Black is good for absorbing heat, and thus energy to dry things out when not wet. Thickness of gooey layers is what will withstand time against water and air driven corrosion. Anything hard will crack and then it's all over. On 10/24/2013 11:54 AM, Weedy wrote: > encase the antennas in some kind of PVC. Yep. You don't want a paint or adhesive layer, but a cover that breathes, like a PVC pipe with a glued on cap end on top to be a rain shield, yet let dry out happen. Add anti-seize compound to connector threads and you'd have a long lasting installation. _______________________________________________ openwrt-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openwrt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openwrt-users
