[TowerTalk] Buried conduit (was Pull rope)

[Sid Ashen-Brenner]

         If pulling Fiber Optic cable is any comparison ... Pulling Fiber 
in "Smurf Tube" is a much easier pull than in conduit IF the "Smurf Tube" 
is supported at regular intervals (like it's supposed to be).  Major reason 
being that there is less surface contact than with solid pipe.

         DO use a pulling lubricant .. and NOT just regular dish 
soap.  This is not the right place to save a buck.

Two cents worth from a Hospital Electronic Technician (in the Black Hole of 
Kansas)

At 16:05 08/05/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>I will be interested to learn how the tubing works out.  I suspect that in a
>straight run the corrugations would serve as bearing surfaces rather than
>snag magnets, but you will find out and hopefully report.
>
>And the second empty pipe is a great idea.  Our cables must be little more
>than rabbits as they sure do multiply fast.
>
>de Paul, W8AEF
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Gilmer, N2MG" <n2mg at eham.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 6:42 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Buried conduit (was Pull rope)
>
>
> > I'm planning on running all my wires through the
> > cheap, corrugated black 6" tubing.  At first it looks
> > like the pipe might be less than ideal (all the
> > corrugations appear to be snag "magnets").  However,
> > if I make certain that the leading edge of the wire
> > bundle is rounded over well, I don't see it being much
> > of a problem (famous last words) to pull it through.
> > Has anyone had experience with this black stuff?
> >
> > An obvious plus: creating gentle bends in the pipe as
> > it is installed will be easier than with the "hard
> > stuff".
> >
> > I plan to bury a second empty one in the same trench
> > for future use.
> >
> > Mike N2MG
>
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Sid Ashen-Brenner   Salina, Kansas    N0OBM   EM18et
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