Its easier to just make it a standard to keep all spools standing up that way there is no question amongst employees.
Carlos Alcantar Race Communications / Race Team Member 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> / http://www.race.com<http://www.race.com/> From: Nate Burke via Af <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 8:44 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings Wouldn't the weight of the cable have something to do with it as well? There's not as much weight with a cat5 vs a 144 armored fiber pushing on the cables below it. I guess if you have 50k of cat5 on an 8' spool, but I can't imagine there's enough weight with 5k to hurt anything. The whole spool is only like 150lbs On 11/2/2014 9:07 PM, Jason McKemie via Af wrote: Not as big of a deal with smaller reels. On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Uh-oh. Other than the big Superior-Essex reels, I have them all stored that way. Stacked in fact. Otherwise they roll around. I guess I’ll have to change that. From: Chuck McCown via Af<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 8:24 PM To: [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings Never lay any reel of cable on its side. The layers and the reel ends will slip and shift and compress. You can have crushing and abrasions, especially when a layer comes to the end and is up against the reel end. We always refuse any reel that comes in on its side. This a a very long time telco industry standard. From: Darin Steffl via Af<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 7:06 PM To: [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings Why can't you lay a fiber spool on its side? On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Carlos Alcantar via Af <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: +1 on this we have actually complained enough about this the vendor that we usually buy most of our cable from give us an extra 20’. We have also refused 20k feet of fiber as the shipping company laid the spool on it’s side. Carlos Alcantar Race Communications / Race Team Member 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]'); / http://www.race.com From: Mark Radabaugh via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Reply-To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');" <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 3:13 PM To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');" <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings I would be willing to bet the cable markings are right, and that the operator/machine spooling the cable missed by 20' since they are looking at the measuring wheel/encoder rather than the cable markings. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Sean Heskett via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote: what's 20 feet amongst friends?!?! On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Nate Burke via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote: I just got some 5000' spools of Belden 7919a cable in, and looking at the cable foot markings from both ends of the cable, they're all about 20' short. When I get 1000' spools, they've always been spot on (as far as matching the cable markings) Is this just the discrepancy in the tolerance of the cable markings at that distance? -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com<http://www.mnwifi.com/> 507-634-WiFi [http://www.snoitulosten.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/facebook-small.jpg]<http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi>
