Forgot to mention a side benefit do doing it this way is that I don't have to deal with mastic if I need to swap something out in the future. Usually I can unwrap the connection with little trouble, otherwise I slit it with a razor knife then peal it of nice and clean.
Chadd > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chadd Thompson > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:45 AM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: RE: [WISPA] Moisture Ingress > > Scriv, > > I use the tape-tape-tape method. First I wrap the connection very > tight with a high quality electrical tape like 3M super88, then I wrap a > layer of self sealing rubber tape "3M brand also", then a final layer of > 3M > super88. You need to make sure your wraps are tight. Also make sure that > adhesive lined heat shrink is being used on your cables. > > You also need to make sure you are wrapping your tape correctly so > that the overlap on the tape is correct. For example if you have a > connector/cable that runs up and down you want to wrap your tape from > bottom > to top, not top to bottom this lets the water shed over your wrap similar > to > shingles on a house rather then running into the wrap. > > This is what I do and knock on wood I have not had water get into a cable > in > the 4 years I have been doing this. > > Chadd > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
