The rule is to never stretch the last 2 winds of the tape as you put it on... and ALWAYS *CUT* the tape, never rip it. Ripping implies stretching till failure.
I can always tell who rips and who cuts on towers by the number of vinyl flags flapping when I climb by other antennas on the tower. ryan On Mar 2, 2010, at 4:54 AM, Mike wrote: > The trick to that is to NOT stretch the last couple wraps on the 33 > or 88. > Of course all bets are off if it's really cold. I keep a roll in my > pants > pocket for cold weather wraps. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Greg Ihnen > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:36 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques > > Does't the glue on the Super-33 start to fail with time and you end > up with > the end of the tape coming loose and flapping in the wind? That's > why I like > to finish with the rubber tape. > > Greg > > On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:22 AM, Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > >> YES!!! This is how I seal connections, has never failed yet! >> >> 1. Tape a layer of Super-33 from the bottom up. Just one layer. >> 2. Put on a layer of the rubber tape from the bottom up. Just one >> layer. >> 3. Tape another layer up with the Super-33 again. From the bottom >> up as >> well. Just one layer. >> >> This system has worked great for 5 years and all my connections have > always >> been bone dry when taken apart with a utility knife. >> >> One thing I can tell you is it better be bone dry when you put this > together >> cause if its not then you just trapped the water in cause nothing is > getting >> in or out. >> >> I get the rubber tape at True Value hardware stores. Its less then >> $4 and >> does not leave a sticky mess when removed. It has a blue layer >> between >> itself on the role so the rubber does not stick together. Its >> always in > the >> same area as the electrical tape and electrical supplies. I guess >> its used >> widely by electricians. >> >> I showed a Two Way Radio technician that has 30+ years experience >> in RF my >> method and he was very impressed. >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:wireless- >> [email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Greg Ihnen >> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:01 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques >> >> Does anyone like the pure rubber self vulcanizing tape over the vinyl > tape? >> I like how that doesn't come loose over time. >> >> Greg >> >> On Mar 1, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Jerry Richardson wrote: >> >>> NS2's and other outdoor radios can take care of themselves. I add a > little >> seal around the cable exit on the bottom of the cover. The bullets >> make me > a >> little nervous - I don't trust the grommet that comes with them - a >> little >> sealer on the back at the cable exit is a good idea. >>> >>> This is how I was taught for RF connectors >>> >>> 3 layer process: >>> Layer 1 - 3M Super33 or Super88 electrical tape over the entire > connection >> extending 2" past the shrink wrap at both ends >>> Layer 2 - 3M Mastic 2229 over the electrical tape - squeeze >>> repeatedly to >> conform all of the seams to one contiguous seal >>> Layer 3 - 3M Super33 or Super88 over the Mastic - this is to keep >>> the >> mastic in place and for UV protection >>> >>> http://picasaweb.google.com/aircloud.com/AntennaCoaxSeal# >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:wireless- >>> [email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Israel Lopez-LISTS >>> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:46 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: [WISPA] Moisture Abatement Techniques >>> >>> Hey All, >>> >>> So how do you guys avoid getting water/moisture in your gear? >>> >>> I'm going to be standing up a 9 end-point network, with some >>> Ubiquiti >>> (Bullet2, Nanostation) gear, Directional & H-Pol Omni antennas, >>> Polyphasers, Ethernet Lightning Arrestors, etc,. I'm not going to >>> be >>> able to travel to the site again in at least a year; its a rainy >>> part of >>> the world, so I'd like to prevent any damage to the gear as much as >>> possible. >>> >>> Anything I should do to prevent moisture from getting into the >>> gear? Or >>> other protective measures... Teflon on the coax connectors, >>> Electrical >>> Tape on the Edges of the gear? If there was a place I could see >>> some >>> pictures of the implementations that would be good too. >>> >>> -Israel >>> >>> >>> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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