[Elecraft] Cold Shrink Tubing (was Re: FIXED)

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Lynn, 


I have no buried cable splices in my ham station. The only splices 
I once had failed years ago: 


- The buried AC power feed from the street was fabricated from two 
spliced cables. The neutral wire splice failed causing a near-catastrophe 
in my home 


- the buried 240 volt AC power feed to a shed 200 meters from my 
home is fed by two spliced cables. One of the splices failed, now 
I have only 120 volts in the shed... 


Now if I need to splice a buried cable I bring it to the surface and splice 
it above ground where it can be repaired. 


Cold shrink tubing is widely available on eBay, usually about ten dollars each 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 





----- Original Message -----

From: "Lyn Norstad" <Lyn at LNAINC.com> 
To: donovanf at starpower.net, "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 12:03:15 PM 
Subject: Cold Shrink Tubing (was Re: FIXED) 

Great video, Frank. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea cold shrink could 
potentially perform that well. 

Is that what you're using on buried cables? 

73 
Lyn, W0LEN 


> -----Original Message----- 
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
donovanf at starpower.net 
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2020 1:03 AM 
> To: Elecraft Reflector 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FIXED--was NOT the feedline 
> 
> This is an interesting video demonstrating the relative benefits of 
> heat shrink and cold shrink tubing 
> 
> 
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOXfkB6Jgw 
> 
> 
> 73 
> Frank 
> W3LPL