Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-16 Thread Erik Anderson
In a dusty (or bug ridden) location, dielectric on cat-5 can save you truck rolls. Often the problem does not occur for about two years, but dielectric does seem to keep the grit out of the connection. Moisture causing corrosion? I have not had many of

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Matt Hoppes
I think we just had this conversation 2 weeks ago :) Yes some are... I'm not. Might start. Matt Hoppes Director of Information Technology Indigo Wireless +1 (570) 723-7312 On 11/15/13, 1:48 PM, ~NGL~ wrote: Anybody using dielectric grease on RJ45 connectors? Thanx NGL If you can

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Josh Luthman
Some people are. Majority are not. No ones seems to have any evidence suggesting it helps but there hasn't been anything to show it hurts. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:48 PM, ~NGL~ n...@ngl.net wrote:

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Clay Stewart
It is great if you do, not real bad if you don't... unless the unit allows extra moisture. The issue is being disciplined enough to do it every time times the guys you have in the field. When you are on a roof, and the tube is down in another bag in the truck... most likely you will not climb

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Jay Weekley
I wonder if corrosion could be a cause for CRC errors we see on some of our APs. Clay Stewart wrote: It is great if you do, not real bad if you don't... unless the unit allows extra moisture. The issue is being disciplined enough to do it every time times the guys you have in the field.

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Matt Hoppes
Could be... I brought this up a few weeks ago for the exact reason. When we take APs out of production after a few years the Ethernet connectors are often corroded. Matt Hoppes Director of Information Technology Indigo Wireless +1 (570) 723-7312 On 11/15/13, 3:16 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: I

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread heith petersen
Yeah, we use it on RJs and definitely on RF connectors. I believe a few years ago I read a Motorola Manual that recommended using it on the RJs as well for the Canopy product line From: ~NGL~ Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 12:48 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Scott Carullo
wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease Some people are. Majority are not. No ones seems to have any evidence suggesting it helps but there hasn't been anything to show it hurts. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Chuck Hogg
We have been and it has eliminated ethernet issues due to bad cable or bad weatherproofing. I've seen where the cable jacket is messed up, water in the ethernet connector area, but because the grease was used it prevented the ethernet from failing. We've also seen issues where the LMR cabling

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Blair Davis
Where do you get it in reasonable quantity and how would it be used in N connectors. Starting to see some water ingress on old, 5year, weather proofed N connections. -- On 11/15/2013 6:12 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: We have been and it

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Chuck Hogg
I haven't bought it in a long time (because I bought a big case of it on eBay once at a huge discount and we still have inventory), but this place has the version we use... *http://tinyurl.com/lezkpld http://tinyurl.com/lezkpld* Typically, we put it the barrel part of the N-Connector where the pin

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Chuck Hogg
We've been doing it this way for 6-7 years. Regards, Chuck On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com wrote: I haven't bought it in a long time (because I bought a big case of it on eBay once at a huge discount and we still have inventory), but this place has the version

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Scott Carullo
What brand do you use and where do you source it? Scott Carullo Technical Operations 855-FLSPEED x102 From: Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 6:13 PM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Dielectric

Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease

2013-11-15 Thread Chuck Hogg
-FLSPEED x102 -- *From*: Chuck Hogg ch...@shelbybb.com *Sent*: Friday, November 15, 2013 6:13 PM *To*: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org *Subject*: Re: [WISPA] Dielectric Grease We have been and it has eliminated ethernet issues due to bad cable or bad