Efren, I'll guess and say yes it could. I think it could cause various effects depending on what it's made of, what it's attached to, what's stuck to it, where it is, how long it's been there, etc. It's safe to say that there's no good reason not to clean it up. Mike Efren Serra wrote: > > Mike, > > Wouldn't it change the dielectric constant of the coaxial cable (e.g., the one > that separates the two conductors)? > > Efren > > > I'm not sure but I think it will eventually cause corrosion which will > > affect > > electrical performance. > > > > Mike > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu