Business Phone Systems

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
#453716 03/17/10 03:26 AM
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 627
Member
OP Offline
Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 627
Doing a bit of house cleaning today, and one of the things I need to move are a ton of coax patch cables. Any tips for storing these outside so that the fittings do not corrode? I can keep them out of the sunlight, but in VA humidity is always a factor. Is there some type of anti-corrosive spray I could use that wouldn't degrade them or need to be cleaned off before use? tia

Jack


The question is more important than the answer.
Atcom VoIP Demo
VoIP Demo
#453717 03/17/10 06:16 AM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 6,755
Likes: 11
Retired Admin
*****
Offline
Retired Admin
*****
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 6,755
Likes: 11
Wax?

What if you dipped the ends in melted wax and gave it a good coating. The wax can bbe bought at a craft store very cheap.

I have never tried this

Would the summer sun completely melt the wax?
Would you be able to completely remove the way easily when needed?

If you try this route, keep us informed!

or WD-40


Dean
Photographs:
https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/
https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby
https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414

Please don't confuse your "Internet Search" with my licenses, certifications and over 30 years experience.

"Thank you for calling Technical Support. If you feel you have reached this number in error, please hang up and press redial."
#453718 03/17/10 09:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,056
RIP Moderator-Mitel, Panasonic
*****
Offline
RIP Moderator-Mitel, Panasonic
*****
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,056
Zip-loc style bags with that granulated dryer stuff that you re-dry in an oven.

Or those vacum bags they peddle on TV, still with the dryer stuff.

Probably get the dryer stuff a lot of places, but I can think of Brownell's gunsmith supply in Montezuma, IA.


When I was young, I was Liberal. As I aged and wised up, I became Conservative. Now that I'm old, I have settled on Curmudgeon.
#453719 03/17/10 12:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,334
Likes: 3
Member
***
Offline
Member
***
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,334
Likes: 3
I wouldn't use wax, WD40 or any other kind of coating. You won't be able to get it off when you need to use the cables. Lightninghorse has the right idea, seal them in plastic boxes with a dessicant like silica gel. I second the recommendation for gunsmith supply places as a source. Dessicant canisters are used all the time in gun safes.

-Hal


CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Some comments made by me are known to the State of California to cause irreversible brain damage and serious mental disorders leading to confinement.

Moderated by  Silversam 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums84
Topics93,879
Posts637,001
Members49,673
Most Online5,661
May 23rd, 2018
Popular Topics(Views)
Today's Birthdays
briguy, Eddie Mac, Georg Andreev, kate85034, rodapech, Stormin Protection
Newest Members
APInc, m1cashman, jonnycom, XJR9000, BitBang
49,673 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
Toner 10
teleco 6
jsaad 5
dexman 5
Shahza 4
tim10 4
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 81 guests, and 22 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Contact Us | Sponsored by Atcom: Business Phone Systems | Terms of Service

Sundance Communications is not affiliated with any of the above manufacturers.
©Copyright Sundance Communications 1998-2023
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5