[ale] Fiber optic ethernet

[Richard Bronosky]

Go wifi!


On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't read the whole message/thread but I found today brand new
> unopened 3COM server-X ethernet cards. I guess those are fiber optic.
> Is that would help you? If would is yours but I would not ship.
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:00 AM, Robert Reese <ale at sixit.com> wrote:
> > Hello William,
> >
> > Thursday, February 28, 2013, 1:17:41 PM, you wrote:
> >
> >> +1 on extreme caution on a pull.
> >
> > Ditto.  Patience on this will pay you back in spades.
> >
> > Also, if you pull, lube the fiber with some graphite embedded grease
> that is safe for the sheathing.  I helped Alcatel pull fiber back in
> '95-'96, and they used liberal amounts of the stuff.  I imagine that in the
> intervening 15+ years, the lube has gotten better and the fiber thinner.
>  Of course, many of the pulls had several bundles of strands in them -
> something you might consider getting, since you'll only need to pull once.
>  Someone else mentioned larger conduit.  I wholly agree.  I'd also
> recommend that you separate the sections if possible.  You can do your
> "main" straight length at the same time, and the pull your fiber from the
> center section to the ends with the bends.  It's additional work, but in
> this case you'll probably find it worthwhile.
> >
> >
> > About digging:
> >
> > CALL FIRST!!!  811 is your friend!  It is FREE!!  You'll never know what
> is under your dirt, even if you've been there 25 years.  Usually you'll get
> someone out within a few days (sometimes a few somebodies).  And if you
> call, and after they locate, if you hit a utility that isn't marked (3'
> variance) then you don't have to pay to have it fixed.  Otherwise, it can
> get life-altering expensive (literally) to fix some things that are found
> accidentally, and home-owner's doesn't cover it.
> >
> >
> > Dig as deep as possible.  You might even consider hiring a guy with a
> big trencher and spending the couple hundred.  Trust me, worth every penny.
>  After you cover the conduit, about a foot or two under the surface get
> some warning tape and lay it in the ditch as well as a 16-gauge insulated
> copper wire.  The wire is for locating, and the tape is a warning to future
> diggers, even yourself.
> >
> >
> > By the way, for running the pull, a shop vac works very well in getting
> the line through the conduit to pull.  Tie the fishing line to a foam plug
> - which should be round and roughly the size of the opening - the suck it
> through.  Once there, tie polyester or nylon string to the fishing line and
> pull it back through.  Tie your pull line to the string and pull it
> through.  Attach fiber, and gently pull it through; having someone to fish
> out the fiber to keep slack in the input side will help keep from putting
> too much stress on the line.
> >
> >
> > One last question: with the above info, are you sure it's worth the
> expense and the work?
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Robert~
> >
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