I did the same and got frost bite fingers in Ohio. Where it's supposed to rain on Friday.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:48 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I was literally crimping cables inside the box during a blizzard in > Alaska. :) Those bison fab enclosures are big enough. > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Few circles of slack before/after this box. >> >> Internal space for working out of the elements?!?!?! I WISH!!! >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> True, but you also have no covered space once you open it up to work out >>> of the elements, and no internal space for slack storage should you want to >>> move an AP somewhere on the tower. >>> >>> *shrug* >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Josh Luthman < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Enclosure + outdoors + SS + grounding lug >>>> >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:43 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> LOL $500? >>>>> >>>>> I was using these: http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=10039 >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:22 PM, Josh Luthman < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Another box between electronics and AP, that might be a good idea. >>>>>> What compression fittings? >>>>>> >>>>>> If I do a patch panel/punch blocks it'll be with this: >>>>>> http://www.mccowntech.com/gige-twr-outdoor-tower-wall-mount-ethernet-surge-suppressor-protector/ >>>>>> My concern would be if water did get in the line, would it ruin that >>>>>> box? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Drew u a pic >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AP --------------------cat5--------------------compression >>>>>>> fitting-----[box]-----service loop-----shielded patch >>>>>>> panel-----[/box][conduit]--------------------[/conduit][shack]-----service >>>>>>> loop-----shielded patch panel-----shielded patch cable-----switch/router >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Josh Luthman < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Maybe another way to put it is after you terminate the run, what do >>>>>>>> you plug in to? Going straight to RJ45ecs is a mess and going >>>>>>>> straight to >>>>>>>> the SS wouldn't be very cable management friendly and potentially ruin >>>>>>>> SS >>>>>>>> every time water finds it's way in, causing more problems. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Why are you going into the connector? Terminate the cable and >>>>>>>>> that's the end of it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> (Do you see what I did there?) :-) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>>>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>>>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange >>>>>>>>> http://www.midwest-ix.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>>>>>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>>>> *From: *"Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> *To: *[email protected] >>>>>>>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:54:40 PM >>>>>>>>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Terminating cable at the base of the tower >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sure. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have a bunch of APs, BHs, cameras, etc on the tower with >>>>>>>>> cat5/rj45. Those come down the tower. What do you terminate to? >>>>>>>>> How do >>>>>>>>> you organize them? I prefer terminating to rj45 and not a punch >>>>>>>>> block, but >>>>>>>>> maybe that would be better if the general consensus goes that way. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My problem now is that going into an rj45ecs is nearly impossible >>>>>>>>> to open up when you can't get your fingers around all of it, so when >>>>>>>>> there >>>>>>>>> are many tightly done together you're screwed. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Josh Reynolds < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure I understand your question... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Can you explain things a bit better? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Josh Luthman >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > We've been using RJ45ECS for a while but on sites with many >>>>>>>>>> (>6) aps this >>>>>>>>>> > presents a problem if we need to get to the cable. After some >>>>>>>>>> frost bite, I >>>>>>>>>> > gave up and just cut the cable to reterminate it. I'd like to >>>>>>>>>> have a better >>>>>>>>>> > solution for 1 and many runs. >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > What has worked for you guys when winter comes around and you >>>>>>>>>> need access to >>>>>>>>>> > the cables? >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > Josh Luthman >>>>>>>>>> > Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>>>>>> > Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>>>>>> > 1100 Wayne St >>>>>>>>>> > Suite 1337 >>>>>>>>>> > Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
