Thanks! Not sure how I missed that. This cable seems to list how much is left in the coil.
On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Robert <[email protected]> < [email protected]> wrote: > > Bulk cable often has length markers printed on the cable every two feet. > Find the measurement at the two ends and calculate the difference. > > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:41 PM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you! The distance meter evaded my googlemancy and looks exactly >> like what I need. >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Robert <[email protected]> < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Klein Tools VDV501-089 VDV Distance Meter >>> >>> http://amzn.to/1JlKyTT >>> >>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:54 PM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> We just finished a big project that included running a bunch of cable >>>> for workstations. We have another such project scheduled for the end of >>>> the year. Though we bought a bunch of new boxes of cable for this last >>>> project and I'm confident that we have enough cable for this next one, I'd >>>> like to be sure. >>>> >>>> The idea occurred to me that we could cut out a section of cable and >>>> weigh it, then weigh the boxes of cable, determine the weight of an empty >>>> box and subtract that, then use division to determine how many feet of >>>> cable are left in the box. >>>> >>>> Has anyone done anything like this before? What kind of scale did you >>>> use? Is there a better way to do this? >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >>>> https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>>> >>>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * >>>> May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >>> https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * >>> May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * >> May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College * > May 6 - Cgroups, Containers, Docker And Me > >
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