[TowerTalk] Conduit for Cables

[Dick Green WC1M]

This worked great on my 265' runs. You have to attach a "mouse", which is a
disc or ball made of foam rubber, to the leading end of the string. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Hellem [mailto:tomhellem at czo.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:40 PM
> To: Towertalk submit
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Conduit for Cables
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> Here's a related question on the conduit thread:
> I have seen electricians use a vacuum cleaner to suck a 
> string through a run of underground conduit, with which they 
> pull a heavier cord through for pulling the cables. Has 
> anyone on the list ever tried this? Is there a practical 
> limit to the length of the run that this would work on? Seems 
> like this trick would save some time and effort in installing 
> the conduit.
> 
> Tom K0SN
> Porterfield, WI
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