Errr, no. I bought the cables and the ends my normal vendors had in stock.
I'll be happy to pay 10 bux for good ones (ends), as comparison to 3 or 4 for the "others". I've seen them REAL cheap elsewhere, but wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert West" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:14 PM To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > Okay, so did you fall in the same trap as I did? Order some REALLY cheap > pigtails and connectors from unknown China outfit and hoped for the best? > > I got lots of pigtails with only one end, man! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of MDK > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:36 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > > > I've observed that myself. > > However, nothing works when the connectors themselves fail. > > So far, I've had multiple "cheap" connectors break, or pre-built cables > come > > apart, where there was apparently little to no physical strength to the > end. > > Just a short length of cable hanging off the antenna (about 2 feet) pulled > it apart, and it lasted all of 5 months from install. The 400 size > cable > was supported by cable clamps which were screwed in place, but the little > tail that hung out to the antenna, the approximate amount needed to have a > nice bend between the pole and the antenna (mounted on a universal mount) > slowly pulled itself apart. > > So far, I've had one Times EZ physically fail (broken in two) from the > persistent wiggle of the all the wind we've had - but it's near 6 years > old. > > The box is attached to the pole, and there's about 24 inches between the > bulkhead connector and the first cable clamp, where we had a nice easy > bend > and a "drip loop". > > Other wind damage has been a hand tightened (inside a building) N > connector > backing clear out, screws attaching a board back out and allowing the > spacer > > to fall out and the board moved back and shorted against the steel box, a > seemingly failed mini-itx board that kept rebooting or shutting off from > the > > shaking of the box attached to a telephone pole. Assorted connectors > and > wire snapping off due to persistent slight wiggles when the building > shakes. > > I had a CF card come off a WRAP board, apparently due to the persistent > shaking of the wind - seen that 3 or 4 times, actually. In one case, it > broke the board from the harsh pounding it got from being up on a guyed > pole > > (didn't come down). > > We've seen so much wind this year, it's near insane. > > As I write this, there's apparently a very widespread power outage, much > of a nearby town and the area I serve in the mountains has scattered > outages > > too. It's scattered across 3 different power companies and most of the > town has "closed" on the doors and nobody there. > > We're up, though I had to restore power after my backup ran dead this > morning. > > I'm SO tired of this wind... > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:50 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Times Microwave EZ connectors > >> 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/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > 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/
