Uh-oh. Other than the big Superior-Essex reels, I have them all stored that way. Stacked in fact. Otherwise they roll around. I guess I’ll have to change that.
From: Chuck McCown via Af Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 8:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings Never lay any reel of cable on its side. The layers and the reel ends will slip and shift and compress. You can have crushing and abrasions, especially when a layer comes to the end and is up against the reel end. We always refuse any reel that comes in on its side. This a a very long time telco industry standard. From: Darin Steffl via Af Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2014 7:06 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings Why can't you lay a fiber spool on its side? On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Carlos Alcantar via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: +1 on this we have actually complained enough about this the vendor that we usually buy most of our cable from give us an extra 20’. We have also refused 20k feet of fiber as the shipping company laid the spool on it’s side. Carlos Alcantar Race Communications / Race Team Member 1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010 Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','car...@race.com'); / http://www.race.com From: Mark Radabaugh via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> Reply-To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');" <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 3:13 PM To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');" <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Accuracy of on cable foot markings I would be willing to bet the cable markings are right, and that the operator/machine spooling the cable missed by 20' since they are looking at the measuring wheel/encoder rather than the cable markings. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Sean Heskett via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> wrote: what's 20 feet amongst friends?!?! On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Nate Burke via Af <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');> wrote: I just got some 5000' spools of Belden 7919a cable in, and looking at the cable foot markings from both ends of the cable, they're all about 20' short. When I get 1000' spools, they've always been spot on (as far as matching the cable markings) Is this just the discrepancy in the tolerance of the cable markings at that distance? -- Darin Steffl Minnesota WiFi www.mnwifi.com 507-634-WiFi Like us on Facebook
