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Attenuator blows up 2 Freesat boxes
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<blockquote data-quote="a33" data-source="post: 1014310" data-attributes="member: 332642"><p>From what I know, it's not the SUN HEAT but indeed the SUN RAYS that degrade the plastic of the cable, because of certain additives in it that are sensitive to those sun rays.</p><p></p><p>Usually (but not always!) black cables have less of those additives, and are therefore more resistant to sun damage, as [USER=176704]@jeallen01[/USER] wrote. In the specs of some cables I've seen mentioned, that they are made especially for outdoor use.</p><p></p><p>Covering the cable with a garden hose pipe or something else is indeed also a good trick to prevent the direct influence of sun rays.</p><p></p><p>The same sensitiveness to sun rays applies to tie wraps, by the way. Black ones are better sun-resistant than other colours.</p><p>In mediterranium circumstances: use black tie wraps! <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>greetz,</p><p>A33</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="a33, post: 1014310, member: 332642"] From what I know, it's not the SUN HEAT but indeed the SUN RAYS that degrade the plastic of the cable, because of certain additives in it that are sensitive to those sun rays. Usually (but not always!) black cables have less of those additives, and are therefore more resistant to sun damage, as [USER=176704]@jeallen01[/USER] wrote. In the specs of some cables I've seen mentioned, that they are made especially for outdoor use. Covering the cable with a garden hose pipe or something else is indeed also a good trick to prevent the direct influence of sun rays. The same sensitiveness to sun rays applies to tie wraps, by the way. Black ones are better sun-resistant than other colours. In mediterranium circumstances: use black tie wraps! :) greetz, A33 [/QUOTE]
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