A paranoid person would use 1.5 inch Super 88 tape and then 14AWG solid electrical wire over the tape.
From: David Milholen via Af Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 4:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SPAM] Re: [AFMUG] Fiber to top of tower 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 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 Sent from my iPhone On Nov 8, 2014, at 16:19, Ken Hohhof via Af <[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 Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:57 PM To: [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]> 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 Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 1:47 PM To: [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 -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook --
