I need to find my old pics of a company that used Zip ties on towers
instead of hangers or cable tray.
A 400' run of lmr400 came loose during a winter storm and the Electric
company thought it was a guy wire flappin in the wind from
a distance and had everyone pacing the floor and trying to get to the
site to look to see what needs to be done.
Needless to say as a standard policy we do not allow for any zip ties
anywhere on any of our towers including metal ones unless they are
rated for outdoor use and only for short distances.
As for type of hybrid cable we use. We use Bestronics to customize the
ends for good terminations.
On 11/8/2014 4:26 PM, Craig House via Af wrote:
We have purchased outdoor rated unarmored fiber to run up many towers
over the last 2 to 3 years I have not yet had a problem with any of it
wearing through and we do not put it in conduit
As long as you zip tie it frequently so that it is not rubbing around
on anything it shouldn't be a problem
We have been buying our fiber preterminated from discount
low-voltage.com <http://low-voltage.com>
I have never had anything sent to me that was not as we ordered it or
that didn't work when we installed everything is been top-quality from
them
It even comes with a Kevlar Pullhook and plastic shroud over the pull
in so you don't hang it on anything as you pull it up
Craig
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On Nov 8, 2014, at 16:19, Ken Hohhof via Af <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I don’t know much if anything about fiber, but I see lots of options
here:
http://ce.superioressex.com/products/communications/osp-cable/fiber/
I would think armor would provide gopher protection in direct burial
applications and cut resistance in tower and grain leg applications,
but I also see several rugged non-armored types listed there including:
double jacket non-armor (series 1G)
ADSS 100/200/400
heavy duty LT (series 1H)
*From:* Darin Steffl via Af <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:57 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber to top of tower
So you're saying don't go armored fiber at all but just outdoor rated
fiber and make sure nothing can rub through the jacket? We're looking
for something tougher that can withstand the pull up the tower and
then the elements since we don't want to run conduit.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I cannot imagine a benefit to having armored/shielded on a fiber
up the tower other than mechanical protection. It would not
offer any electrical benefits and could actually pick up and
transfer RF and induced impulses from lightening.
*From:* Darin Steffl via Af <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2014 1:47 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] Fiber to top of tower
Hey guys,
For fiber runs to a switch or radio on top of the tower, do you
recommend non-armored fiber or armored with the metal shield? If
there a way to have armored fiber without metal inside?
I'm wondering how some of you run fiber up to the top now and if
having metal in the fiber is alright or if it's a bad idea
because of lightning or grounding issues. Looking for best
practices here. Thanks
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