GordonThree wrote:
For example, I have a relation that connected two extensions and then wrapped the connection with a plastic bag and then electrical tape to "water proof" it. That didn't last long... rain got in there, corroded things and I had to put on two new ends.
Chances are it wasn't rain that got inside that wrapped up plastic bag but rather condensation that formed with temperature changes & humidity and the air inside couldn't freely vent out. I spent my entire career in the television production business, much of it mobile work where we were constantly running out miles of audio, camera, power cables, etc, and
never would we ever consider wrapping any connections in plastic, just for this reason. Cable connections, anywhere they might be exposed to the elements, were always enclosed in a hard plastic box that could vent air and were elevated above the ground wherever possible. Wrapping any connection in plastic wrap is the
worst thing one can do.
