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Old 27th Aug 2021, 11:24 pm   #7
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Default Re: Green goo in coax

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Originally Posted by Trevor View Post
while I was in the trade I was called to a faulty Rotel tuner on opening it up i could see that the input socket was corroded on checking the installation I noted that the coax feeder cable when opened up was full of water ! My conclusion an open connection box at the aerial end had allowed rain water in .This along with the height difference created enough pressure for the rain water to enter the tuner and create the corrosion
Trev
When in the trade many many many years ago, my boss and I went to fix a TV suffering from poor picture. The coax was full of water as could be seen by the water dripping from the aerial plug. When the customer asked how could that be, my boss said "You've been watching too much Thames Television" . It's appreciated youngsters may not get that joke.
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