Ugly isn't an issue as the cable is so short I want dig up a foot of it, re-splice it and bury the splice.
Robert West wrote: > I've used those 3-m or scotch crimp button connectors before, got a box of > them still in the van. It's really ugly though and you have to make sure > you keep as many twists in the wire as you can. But then you still have to > seal it all and RTV would be my choice. If I had to, and if I had any > slack, stick the splice down a short tube of maybe PVC and pump it full of > silicone. Still an ugly way to go. > > Bob- > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Scott Reed > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:19 PM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable > > I have a customer that cut the cat 5 right at the ground in September. > I put a jack at the ground and a plug on the remaining cable and wrapped > it up as well as I could, knowing I would be back. Sure enough, today I > went back to re-fix it in the sleet. What fun. I think it is better > because I used a cat5 splice device and filled it with RTV. > Anyone have a way to fix a cable that is underground? I would rather > not run a new cable and make her bury another one if there is another way. > > -- Scott Reed Sr. Systems Engineer GAB Midwest 1-800-363-1544 x4000 Cell: 260-273-7239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
