It is not there yet. Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 10, 2020, at 12:44 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > > I didn’t see the ground wire in Chuck’s photo. There’s no active electronics > in that box, right? > > Somehow grounding the cable to the electrical power ground seems to eliminate > one of the advantages of fiber. But “code” aside, I’d feel better keeping > that underground lightning outside and grounding it to a ground rod rather > than running it inside my house to my electrical system ground. A separate > ground rod that’s not bonded to the electrical ground is bad with Cat5, but > with fiber, there’s no wiring going to the indoor electronics, just glass > carrying light. So if you have to ground it, why not drive in a ground rod > next to the NID and ground it there? I’m not sure running a #6 wire or > whatever across the house to the electrical service entrance will be any > cheaper. > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 1:22 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > > A cable shield or tone wire is a path for lightning to enter the prem. So it > has to be grounded. Supposed to be big fat #6 or something crazy like that. > But I figure no need to use a wire larger than the tone wire itself. > > From: ch...@wbmfg.com > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:20 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > Power ground. > > From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:07 PM > To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > But what is that ground connector grounded to? > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 1:03 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > The copper line is for toning and yes, you do want to ground it. We will be > grounding it. Else you can’t tone it if you put the tone on at the HH. > Good idea on clamping the strength members but I am not going to put them in > the ground connector. > > From: Adam Moffett > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:43 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] My solution > > I think if your cable has any metallic component you're supposed to ground > it. I don't think there's any distinction made as to whether it's a toning > wire, armor, or what have you. > > I'd clamp the FRP strength members if there's a way provided to do it though. > > > > On 9/10/2020 12:51 PM, Louis Arsenault wrote: > FWIW I think you have an issue with the fiber mounting. > > The "Ground Lug" is supposed to hold the Fiberglass strength members from the > drop cable. This helps keep the cable from getting pistoned in or pulling out. > The copper line on the drop cable is a tracer and should not be connected to > anything at either end. > At least that is how I was taught. > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 8:13 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I think I will switch to a mechanical. Too cumbersome to haul out an > expensive fusion splicer. > > > > Sent from my iPhone-- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > -Louis > > NTInet > O: 803-533-1660 X 207 > C: 803-997-0004 > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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