Re: How to fix exterior buried coax cable?

On Aug 30, 7:04 pm, "CraigT" <craigt...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
First off, let me say that whoever installed this cable was an idiot. Cable
was buried maybe 2" down and snaked out away from the house 6 feet then back
then back 4 feet into a flower bed and toward my front porch then back out
again toward the array of utility boxes in the front yard.

You guessed it. When I was dividing some Daylilies today I cut it (not that
I knew until after my shower, when I wanted to watch some football).

All my experience is with interior cable.

I was going to leave the twist on connectors I've already installed on the
cable right where they are, and then put in a regular nickel plated coupler,
and then shrink wrap it. Is this good enough?

There are waterproof coax connectors. You could also use this stuff:
http://www.marine-electronics.net/techarticle/coax/coax-seal.htm
You can buy it here:
http://www.summitsource.com/coax-seal-seals-coax-fittings-12-x-60-hand-moldable-plastic-sealant-tape-universal-waterproof-fittings-nonconducting-roll-wire-wrap-weather-tight-sealing-cable-part-104-p-7466.html

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