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* [http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/cable_tools.php#tape 3M® Self-Healing Weatherproofing Tape] | * [http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/cable_tools.php#tape 3M® Self-Healing Weatherproofing Tape] | ||
** Good weatherproofing tape, I seal all my connections with this. Pull and stretch it as you wrap it to maximize its effectiveness. -[[User:Tog|Tog]] | ** Good weatherproofing tape, I seal all my connections with this. Pull and stretch it as you wrap it to maximize its effectiveness. -[[User:Tog|Tog]] | ||
* Cheap rubber tape from Home Depot | |||
** It works. Over time, it degrades in sunlight and weather. We wrap it in vinyl electrical tape to prevent this and put on a dab of silicone to keep the tape from unraveling. -[[User:Handyman|Handyman]] | |||
== Removing weatherproofing == | |||
* It's a pain. | |||
* Use a mat knife or box cutter, if not a blowtorch or saws-all. -[[User:Handyman|Handyman]] | |||
== Lightning Protectors == | == Lightning Protectors == | ||
* [http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/al6-nmnfb.php N-Male to N-Female Bulkhead 0-6 GHz Lightning Surge Protector] | * [http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/al6-nmnfb.php N-Male to N-Female Bulkhead 0-6 GHz Lightning Surge Protector] | ||
** I use these inside my weatherproof boxes that I put together for APs. The N-male part of the lightning protector inside the box connects to the N-female/u.FL radio pigtails. The N-female bulkhead sticks out the bottom of the box. Ground wire runs from the lightning protector(s) over to a bolt that sticks out the bottom of the box. The bolt outside the box makes it easy to connect and disconnect the grounding from the box. -[[User:Tog|Tog]] | ** I use these inside my weatherproof boxes that I put together for APs. The N-male part of the lightning protector inside the box connects to the N-female/u.FL radio pigtails. The N-female bulkhead sticks out the bottom of the box. Ground wire runs from the lightning protector(s) over to a bolt that sticks out the bottom of the box. The bolt outside the box makes it easy to connect and disconnect the grounding from the box. -[[User:Tog|Tog]] | ||
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{{Community Article}} | {{Community Article}} |
Latest revision as of 09:16, 9 June 2007
This article should focus on miscellanous parts we use for our wireless setups.
Since this is a community article you should sign any new entries you make with -~~~. That's dash tilde tilde tilde.
Weatherproofing
- 3M® Self-Healing Weatherproofing Tape
- Good weatherproofing tape, I seal all my connections with this. Pull and stretch it as you wrap it to maximize its effectiveness. -Tog
- Cheap rubber tape from Home Depot
- It works. Over time, it degrades in sunlight and weather. We wrap it in vinyl electrical tape to prevent this and put on a dab of silicone to keep the tape from unraveling. -Handyman
Removing weatherproofing
- It's a pain.
- Use a mat knife or box cutter, if not a blowtorch or saws-all. -Handyman
Lightning Protectors
- N-Male to N-Female Bulkhead 0-6 GHz Lightning Surge Protector
- I use these inside my weatherproof boxes that I put together for APs. The N-male part of the lightning protector inside the box connects to the N-female/u.FL radio pigtails. The N-female bulkhead sticks out the bottom of the box. Ground wire runs from the lightning protector(s) over to a bolt that sticks out the bottom of the box. The bolt outside the box makes it easy to connect and disconnect the grounding from the box. -Tog