Satellite TV cable strange corrosion
I had to troubleshoot my Winegard Traveler satellite dish as my DirecTV receiver wasn't communication with it. I found corrosion on the cable out from my SWM unit, which I had to install to make my...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:
Yes, it would. That's the point. It excludes everything else from coming in contact but as the center conductor comes in contact with the receptor it cleans the conductor and makes what I consider to be a perfect connection.
Please keep in mind that I don't care what you do or what others think and I won't argue with anyone with a differing opinion. I am simply telling you what works and what several thousand of my customers were, and are, happy with. I have also used the same setup in my own coach for over 15 years without a single failure. If I disconnected my coax from my Winegard Trav'ler today it would look exactly as it did when I installed in back in 2012 or 13 and it will look that way 5-10years from now (I have never kept any antenna longer than that).
OK, you sold me.
One more thing, though. At the other end of my fittings, the end that the cable is inserted into, there is an o-ring to make the seal. Do you ever put anything over that to preserve the seal?
