Heat shrink doesn't work in the cold. It will get hard (the glue) and as things move in the wind etc. it'll allow water in. Been there done that.
NOTHING works better than self vulcanizing rubber tape. If what you use is easy to get off it's not a good tight seal. sigh It sure can't be that hard to build a connector that seals without the tape! sigh marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > Yes - hate the mess but seals the best! > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Coax-seal >> On Nov 19, 2009, at 6:42 PM, AJ wrote: >> >> > CANUSA adhesive shrink tubing is your friend :) >> > >> > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:41 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> No 400 connector from any of the manufacturers is weatherproof by >> itself. >> >> You need to weatherproof all of your connections. If they are not >> getting >> >> wet you are lucky. Plain and simple. >> >> >> >> Bob >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: "MDK" <[email protected]> >> >> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:52 >> >> To: WISPA General List<[email protected]> >> >> Subject: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors >> >> >> >> >> >> I've run out of these, and none of the vendors I use commonly carry >> them. >> >> Anyone out west have these? >> >> >> >> Yeah, I know, it costs more to buy two of these than a whole pre-built >> 10 >> >> foot cable, but every danged pre-built I buy has water issues. >> >> >> >> We have never had to seal any of the cables we built ourselves, and >> >> none >> of >> >> them have ever leaked (except when someone who'll forever remain >> nameless >> >> forgot to tighten the cable...), but I have no luck at all with the >> >> pre-made >> >> I've bought from multiple places. Our temporary site needed to go up >> in a >> >> real hurry, so I bought a whole pile of parts and cables, and most of >> them >> >> have had issues. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
