we use a vulcanizing rubber tape that we get from an electrical supply
store...as in household/commercial electrical supplies like breaker boxes,
wire, boxes etc...they use this stuff in commercial applications, and let me
tell you, it works really well.
similar kind of stuff John is refering to, but this is more of a rubber tape
that vulcanizes when you stretch it...it's more of a rubber tape than the
heavy duty puddy like stuff like the coax seal.
Home depot should have something like that in their electrical isle.
Beyond that, if you intend on leaving things on there fairly permanently,
cover it all up with outdoor cocking and it'll last for a long time.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: Need ideas for protecting round lug terminals on coax feedline
for RV Screw-driver HF antenna
>I would use coax seal, or that stuff, not sure exactly what it's called but
> it's in a role, you take the wax paper off one site and you can mold it
> around anything, it's like a tape, that would do nicely. Even plain old
> silicone as long as there aren't drain holes in the bottom of the antenna
> to
> look out for which there very well may be so you'll want to look for that.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 10:09 PM
> Subject: Need ideas for protecting round lug terminals on coax feedline
> for
> RV Screw-driver HF antenna
>
>
>> Hey, all.
>>
>> I am sure this will sound very elementary to some on the list, but you
>> guys
>> are a tolerant group with lots of good Elmering, so here goes:
>>
>> In a last-ditch effort to troubleshoot the screw-driver HF antenna on my
>> RV,
>> I'm going to carefully examine the feed line for any problems. There are
>> also two round lug terminals on the antenna end of the feed line that I'm
>> also going to replace. One of the terminals is secured by a small round
>> screw to the radiating element of the antenna, while the other screw
>> secures
>> the round terminal lug that goes to ground.
>>
>> Tonight, we were out at the RV briefly, and I checked the original round
>> lugs on the feed line, and, despite my best efforts to protect them, they
>> still felt corroded to me.
>>
>> So, my question is this:
>>
>> How does one best protect round terminal lugs that are subjected to
>> outdoor
>> conditions from corosion?
>>
>> I had used a small can of liquid tape from, I think, Lowes, but I
>> honestly
>> am not sure it did the job adequately.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be helpful, and, of course, I'll let everyone know
>> how
>> things turn out this week-end, when I'm out at the RV and have time to do
>> the work.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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