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I finally figured out why my coax connectors keep failing in wet weather
After three years of doing installs in the Pacific Northwest, I had a customer in Beaverton call me back four times over six months because their signal kept dropping whenever it rained. I kept replacing the connectors with the same brand I always used, and they still failed. Then one of the older guys at the shop showed me his trick he learned back in the 90s. He puts a thin layer of dielectric grease inside the connector before crimping it, not just on the threads. I tried it two months ago on a job near the coast where it rains constantly, and that connection has been solid ever since. Has anyone else tried this or do you just rely on weatherproof boots?
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