That's more in $/ft than 14-2 UF-NMC cable, which I am seeing at $0.25/ft from the local Platt electric before any discounts are applied...
On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Jason Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > I also would go the conduit route.... BUT if you were to go with your > original plan I would use landscape wire > http://www.lowes.com/pd/100-ft-16-Gauge-2-Conductor-Landscape-Lighting-Cable/999921006 > > > > Jason Wilson > Remotely Located > Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. > 530-651-1736 > 530-748-9608 Cell > www.remotelylocated.com > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 6:29 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would recommend conduit at least. We have trouble with exposed cat5 >> getting chewed on by critters when we lay it through the woods. It'd be a >> bit of labor to pull it through but much more protection. You could do flat >> drop fiber and save enough cost over armored to pay for the conduit. >> >> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> It does need to stay "low voltage" because there is no >>> practical/economical way to get an electrical permit to run 600-700 meters >>> of code-compliant 240VAC through this particular section of forest. >>> >>> Interestingly, looking at $/ft prices for cable I have found that >>> 3-conductor 14 gauge UF-NMC (2 + bare copper ground) is less costly per >>> foot than 18 gauge SJOOW. That sort of helps on the voltage drop problem. >>> It's intended for direct burial but in this case would go through a forest >>> taped to an armored fiber cable. In a few years falling leaves and such >>> will cover it. >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I would also run 240V AC out there, not DC. Unless you are needing to >>>> stay "low voltage" for permit/licensing reasons. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Chris Fabien <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would use 14-2 UF cable, direct buried next to the fiber, or pulled >>>>> into conduit with the fiber if you are doing conduit. That's going to be >>>>> much cheaper than SOOW type rubber jacket cable, or pretty much any other >>>>> options. 1000ft spool costs us about $250, and there are direct bury >>>>> splice >>>>> kits for it to make a waterproof buried splice. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 7:25 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Due to terrain I'm helping somebody design a network link where a PTP >>>>>> radio will go on the side of a tree on the opposite side of a mountain >>>>>> from >>>>>> where AC power, a router and other network equipment is located. >>>>>> >>>>>> We're looking at 600 to 700 meters of singlemode fiber and a small >>>>>> NEMA4X junction box with the radio on the far side of the hill, >>>>>> containing >>>>>> a SC-SC patch cable bulkhead and a meanwell DC-DC converter. >>>>>> >>>>>> It looks like based on the wattage of the radio and voltage drop >>>>>> calculations for 18-2 cable that we can get away with a 56VDC power >>>>>> supply >>>>>> at the power source, dropping to not lower than 35VDC at the receiving >>>>>> end, >>>>>> which will be fed into a DC-DC converter to bring the output back up to >>>>>> 52.5VDC for the radio. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you had to run 600-700m of 18AWG cable outdoors through a forest, >>>>>> how would you do it? SJOOW type cable may not hold up over a long enough >>>>>> time. Ideally something that is more armored than SJOOW (it can be much >>>>>> less flexible if needed). Cost is somewhat of a factor. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
