[TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?

[Pete Raymond]

When you start the pull if your cables start to spin then you should stop 
and pull the cables out
and its a very easy process to stop it, we called it slapping the cable. 
This straightens out the cable and removes the twisting effect caused by the 
cable being wound on small reels.  Large reels are not nearly prone to 
twisting.  Small reels, small runs, and the cable is easily straightened 
out.  We always ran a pull rope and never once had to blow in a pull rope. 
Good luck doing that in a pvc run with other cable inside.
73 Pete N4KW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Shirley WJ4X" <wj4x at amsat.org>
To: "Pete Raymond" <n4kwpete at centurylink.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?


> When you pull the run in, it will spin in the pipe during the pull due
> to being coiled up on the reels unless you unroll and straighten the
> entire run before the pull (which is impractical in the real world, but
> not necessarily the ham world.) OR you've purchased one reel to make a
> multi-drop run and have to do it that way.
>
> 73!
> -Adam
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10/24/2011 6:25 PM, Pete Raymond wrote:
>> If the pvc is the correct size for the amount of cable allowing for
>> additional cables and the cable to be pulled is properly bundled that
>> will not happen.  The pull rope sits outside the bundle.  This method
>> has been successfully used for years.  Blowing a new run is difficult
>> when your run is not straight.  The key is "when properly done"
>> 73 Pete N4KW
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Shirley WJ4X" <wj4x at amsat.org>
>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
>>
>>
>>> The problem with that is the pullstring gets tangled in your cabling
>>> when you pull... It's best to blow in a new line for each new pull.
>>>
>>> 73!
>>> -Adam
>>>  WJ4X
>>>
>>> On 10/24/2011 5:58 PM, Pete Raymond wrote:
>>>> Think about pulling another pull rope in with the wires.  Then if you
>>>> should
>>>> ever need to add a wire there will be a pull rope available to pull
>>>> the new
>>>> wire through.  Do that every time you pull a new cable through.  Good
>>>> luck.
>>>> 73 Pete N4KW
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "john at kk9a.com" <kk9a at bellsouth.net>
>>>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>>> Cc: <n6sj at earthlink.net>
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I push #14 electrical wire though while I'm gluing the sections
>>>>> together
>>>>> and use that to pull the permanent wires once it's buried.  The glue
>>>>> on the
>>>>> end of the wire has not been an issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> John KK9A
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To:  <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>>>> Subject:  [TowerTalk] Pull Rope in Conduits?
>>>>> From:  "Steve Jones" <n6sj at earthlink.net>
>>>>> Date:  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:51:04 -0700
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm about to place a number of 150' Sched 40 PVC conduits between my
>>>>> shack
>>>>> and new tower.   I want to end up with small 200 lb. stength nylon
>>>>> twine
>>>>> in
>>>>> each conduit, then use that small twine to pull through a larger 1/4"
>>>>> nylon
>>>>> rope for the actual cable pulls.
>>>>>
>>>>> Should I use a fish tape to pull through the small twine as I glue
>>>>> on each
>>>>> additional section of conduit?  I'm concerned about the PVC cement
>>>>> sticking
>>>>> to the nylon twine.  Or is there an easy way to install the small 
>>>>> twine
>>>>> after a whole 150' run of conduit is completely glued together?
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>> N6SJ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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