That sounds like a much better test than mine. All I did was extract a
piece of the tape from the cable and set it in a glass with water in
it. I was expecting to see some visible swelling, but I couldn't see any.
On 1/29/2020 12:34 PM, Eric Muehleisen wrote:
Same. We attached a funnel full of water to the end of a 2ft chuck of
DC-1042. Left it for 24 hours expecting water to drip out the bottom.
Never did. We started using it exclusively on our towers for the last
2 years. Not a single issue.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:29 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com
<mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I remember dropping a chunk of that tape into a glass of water and
waiting for something to happen. Maybe I didn't wait long enough,
but
nothing happened.
On 1/29/2020 11:59 AM, g...@shireeninc.com
<mailto:g...@shireeninc.com> wrote:
> The chemical reaction is pretty simple
> When chemical compound of 2 Hydrogen and 1 Oxygen atoms are
present and
> come in contact to our (Non Caustic, Non-Woven, Super Swelling
Polyester
> Bonding Material*) better known as "No-conductive water blocking
tape"
>
> The following parametric occurs:
>
> Thickness [mm] 0.2 0.25
> Weigh[g/m2] 80 90
> Swelling height [mm] ?12 ?14
> Swelling speed[mm/1st min] ?10 ?10
> Tensile strength[N/15mm] ?45 ?50
>
> Because of our Jacket composition, no change in OD has been
observed.
> Because of the non-causticity, no damage has been observed to
the 4 pairs
> insulation nor the solid 24 and 23 AWG copper core itself
>
>
> Thanks for your attention.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf Of Matt
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 9:56 AM
> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com
<mailto:af@af.afmug.com>>
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cat5 Water Blocking Dry Tape
>
> So how does dry tape work anyway? I assumed it had some dry
powder type
> glue in it and when exposed to water absorbed and cured blocking
further
> passage of water? But not at all sure?
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