[TowerTalk] irrigation tube as conduit

[Ron W8RJL]

Ingrid

Not sure what voltage you need at your bees (probably 115 VAC) but you might 
want to consider doing the following:
1. Get a step down transformer 115 VAC to 24 VAC.
Buy 100 meters of direct burial landscap lighting wire (looks like regular 
heavy duty lamp
cord but very tough and designed for low voltage). No conduit needed.
At the hive end use another 115 VAC to 24 VAC transformer (connected 
backward) to boost voltage back to
115 VAC for your fence charger.
The 115 to 24 volt transformers can be obtained relatively cheaply on eBay.
Not sure how price of wire will compare to irrigation pipe
Good luck keeping the bears out of your honey ;-)
email me off reflector if you need tech support.
Ron W8RJL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe K2UF" <joe at k2uf.com>
To: "'Ingrid Johnson-Evavold'" <evavold at centurytel.net>; 
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] irrigation tube as conduit


>I am not sure how big your irrigation tube is.  What I have done several
> times in the past is tie a small plastic bag to a length of small dia.
> Dacron rope.  Put the plastic bag in one end of the pipe.  Make sure you 
> tie
> off the far end of the line (long enough to reach the far end of the 
> pipe).
> Place shop vac or some other strong vacuum machine at the far end of the
> pipe.  Turn on the vacuum and wait about 5 or ten seconds and the plastic
> bag will be in the vacuum hose.  Works real slick.  I would suggest when 
> you
> pull your wire through you attach a length of Dacron to it so you can pull
> something else through at a later date.  The vacuum/bag method may not 
> work
> as well with a wire already in the pipe.
>
> Good luck,
>
> 73  Joe K2UF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Ingrid Johnson-Evavold
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:07 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] irrigation tube as conduit
>
> Greetings.
>
> I would like to run a wire underground through irrigation tubing for 100
> meters - down to an electrical fence that surrounds my honey bee colonies.
> I have a question about what you ran through the tubing to then pull your
> wires through.  And - is there any trick to unrolling the tubing so it 
> does
> not develop any kinks?  Thanks for any help you can provide!
>
> Ingrid Johnson-Evavold
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