[TowerTalk] wire in emt

[Nick Pair]

Hello, 
   
  This is kind of a last resort but if the insulation has broke down and is adhering to inside of conduit, sometimes you can use a penetrating lubricant to further break down insulation and allow you to push it out. Pretty messy but WD-40 is just fish oil and will clean up (some other compounds are a little less "green" but still not a problem if in a 3 foot conduit run. You can use a vacuum on blowing mode to force the oil through pipe. Sounds like you have a rubber jacketed SO cord stuck, which is common for the family of jacket types, especially if conduit ID and cord OD are close.
   
  Note to others on this forum, no extension type cord in conduits as current car ring capacity of these are in free air and must be severely derated in conduit.
   
  All rubber based insulation will break down rather quickly in outdoor use and require frequent replacement.
   
  73
  Nick
  WB7PEK

 		
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