ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED TERMINATING DEVICE AND SEALING GEL

摘要

A terminating device for terminating subscriber wiring to pairs of insulation displacement type conductive contacts includes a protective sealing gel disposed within the terminating device. The gel encapsulates the conductive contacts and is characterized by a dynamic storage modulus G' and a dynamic loss modulus G" expressed in dynes/cm2 having a dynamic crossover point between about 1 rad/sec and about 20 rad/sec at any temperature in the range between about -40~C to about 80~C. The loss modulus G" is greater than the storage modulus G' at a shear frequency greater than the dynamic crossover point and is less than the storage modulus G' at a shear frequency less than the dynamic crossover point. The gel has an ultimate elongation greater than about 1000%, an ultimate tensile strength greater than about 2 psi, and a cone penetration value expressed in tenths of a millimeter between about 255 and 265.