Can you peel apart the 12 count into individual strands and splice them, or do you have to have a ribbon splicer?
> On Sep 22, 2025, at 9:12 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm pretty confident the guys in the trench will disagree it's no additional > cost difference. > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM Dev <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> We’re drilling it ourselves, so no cost differential there, and the city >> didn’t know what to do with a few thousand feet of 48 count ribbon, and some >> 12 and 4 count, so they donated it, so that part is free, except labor, >> which or course isn’t. >> >>> On Sep 22, 2025, at 6:33 AM, Josh Luthman <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> If the drill cost is the exact same, go for it. But I doubt a driller is >>> going to look at 2" for the same price as a 1.25". >>> >>> Why you're doing 48 ribbon is beyond me. I didn't even know they made it >>> in that low of a count. We have 288 LT and ribbon in 1.25". I sincerely >>> regret every bit of ribbon cable - it's a waste of money, eats a ton more >>> labor, and provides little to no value. >>> >>> If you're paying an extra 50c for 2" labor and saving 37c for pipe...that's >>> just dumb... >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM Chuck <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Never. But i have had gophers eat .75 and microduct before. Even 1.25 >>>> once. So i guess 2” would more gopher resistant. >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> > On Sep 19, 2025, at 1:33 PM, Dev <[email protected] >>>> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > We’re drilling a development, and we have some spare 2” sitting around, >>>> > but wondering whether for two rows of 50 homes we could really get away >>>> > with ordering a roll of 1 1/4” to do that rest? We’re likely doing GPON >>>> > and have some 48 count ribbon fiber for the project, and some 4 and 12 >>>> > count drops. Will we ever wish we used 2” for everything? >>>> > -- >>>> > AF mailing list >>>> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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