We have those. Use them all the time but I would not bury these. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:19:26 To: 'WISPA General List'<wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable Looks good but did you check that availability? 12 weeks? Yikes!!! -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:16 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable Ah! Took me an hour to find this (everyone wanting to chat and text and call and ask and...) http://mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?qs=p08Uhw9w2FyOGS2yhLmq6g%3d%3d Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --- Albert Einstein On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com>wrote: > I think anything you do, as long as the conductors are connected and > protected from the weather will be fine. Just keep as many twists in the > wire as you can. I've made some pretty nasty splices in the past and they > all worked perfectly. I just have a thing about looking professional and > not like duct tape and twine. But that stuff works too! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Scott Reed > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:40 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fixing buried cable > > 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/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > 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/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/