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c/cable-installersemery_blackemery_black5d agoMost Upvoted

TIL trimming coax ends wet vs dry makes a huge difference

I used to always trim my coax connectors dry but last week I tried wet trimming with a drop of 91% isopropyl and the signal loss dropped by 3 dB on my test run. Has anyone else noticed a big change from something so small?
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ninas67
ninas675d ago
Figured this out the hard way after spending an hour trying to figure out why my SWR readings were all over the place. Turns out dry trimming is like trying to bake a cake without eggs.
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lunaf67
lunaf674d ago
Dry trimming worked fine for me, must be your particular setup.
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