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Pro tip: Check your comms wire insulation after a season in brackish water
Pulled my backup comms set from the gear locker after 6 months and the jacket was completely brittle, cracked straight through to the copper. Anyone else seen this happen with the new 'eco' sheathing material?
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angelar576mo ago
Ugh, my gear looks like that even without the saltwater.
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amy_adams136mo ago
Yeah, that's a solid tip. I used to just rinse gear with fresh water and call it good, never really checked the actual jacket. Had a primary comms line fail on me last year in a similar way, total brittle mess. Now I strip back a little section of the sheath on my backups at the end of every season to check. The new materials seem to break down way faster in the salt.
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williammiller6mo ago
Totally, it's wild how fast some of that stuff goes. I've started marking my gear with the date I bought it, so I know when to really start checking it over.
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