i prefer liquidtight because the metal shield is protected by an outside coating. this keeps it both water tight and prevents it from becoming a giant conductor should it happen to touch a live wire somehow.
you can buy it at any local electrical supply shop -sean On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Nick Bright <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/14/2016 3:43 PM, Nick Bright wrote: > > On 7/14/2016 3:35 PM, Shawn C. Peppers wrote: > >> Fiber with direct dc power to a edgepoint that is inside a metal > enclosure. Save yourself the hassle because you will always have problems > if you do not. Put your cables out of the edgepoint to the radios in > flexible EMT or MC conduct. > >> > >> Shawn C. Peppers > > That's probably the best solution, over using ferrites. > > > > There is also the option of CAT5e with corrugated copper shielding, but > > MC conduit would be cheaper. > > > For anybody wondering, it looks like this type of armoring without > pre-installed copper wires is referred to as "Flexible EMT" not MC. > > There are both Aluminum and Steel products available > > > http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-3-4-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Aluminum-Conduit-5603-30-AFC/204847343 > > > http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-1-2-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Steel-Conduit-5502-30-AFC/204847339 > > > http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-3-8-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Steel-Conduit-5501-30-AFC/205070919 > > 3/4" should fit 4 or maybe 5 shielded cat5e cables. It looks like, from > the specs, a single shireen 5e shielded cable would fit with about .2" > extra room in the 3/8" version. > > Shaun, what are your thoughts of liquid tight vs standard? Which do you > use? Does anybody see any issues with capacitance changes in the > shielding when it's wet, if not using liquid tight? > > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > - Nick Bright - > - Vice President of Technology - > - Valnet -=- We Connect You -=- - > - Tel 888-332-1616 x 315 / Fax 620-331-0789 - > - Web http://www.valnet.net/ - > ----------------------------------------------- > - Are your files safe? - > - Valnet Vault - Secure Cloud Backup - > - More information & 30 day free trial at - > - http://www.valnet.net/services/valnet-vault - > ----------------------------------------------- > > This email message and any attachments are intended solely for the use of > the addressees hereof. This message and any attachments may contain > information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this > message, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, > distributing, disseminating or otherwise using this transmission. If you > have received this message in error, please promptly notify the sender by > reply E-mail and immediately delete this message from your system. > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >
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