[TowerTalk] Edible cable jackets

[Tony Kazmakites]

Make sure the cable covering is okay with gasoline - many are not.
I put my cables either in plastic pipe or I bury the cables. Where they come
out of the ground and are accessible to the critters, I periodically spray
diluted "Red Hot" on the cables. It seems to have worked so far.
Tony
N2TK

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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 12:41
To: n4zr at contesting.com; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Edible cable jackets

Rodents love the smell/taste of new cables. I have been told that
manufacturers use animal fat as a lubricant in the manufacturing process
(sounds like a
fairy tail but who knows?). The next time I install a new cable I plan to
wipe
it down with a gasolene soaked rag hopefully removing the good smell/taste.

73/k5gw
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