User Manual Part 2

Installing Triax Connectors A-1MTX5000 User and Technical Manual

Installing Triax Connectors

A.1 Appendix Overview

Installing Triax connectors on a Triax cable is an exacting job. If

not performed correctly, it can lead to intermittent or permanent

failures due to vibration, moisture, etc.

As a service to our customers, MRC is providing a copy of our

Triax Cable Assembly Instructions. We have found this

procedure to work well and the results to be reliable.

A.2 Sealing

For any outdoor application, such as mast top connections, we

recommend you seal all connections with self-fusing butyl rubber

or silicone tape. Ordinary plastic electrical tape and cloth

friction tape are not recommended.

A good general practice is as follows:

• Connect and tighten the connector

• Begin wrapping the tape tightly against the enclosure, and

wrap in a spiral back toward the cable

• Overlap each turn with the next turn by about half its width

• Continue wrapping and overlapping until the tape extends

at least 2 inches beyond the connector.

Self-fusing tape can be purchased from industrial supply

companies such as Grainger (www.grainger.com) and

McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com). Self-fusing tape is also

available at larger hardware stores such as DoitBest.com

(www.doitbest.com).

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