Uh noooo!
I also need to find some of the horror stories from tower america that
talk about the use of "Quality" Zip ties on a tower :)
If you are looking for a temp install and coming back in a couple years
then yes
Zip ties are the ticket otherwise build it like you mean it.
I am not a big fan of pipe clamps either.
On 11/8/2014 10:59 PM, Jason McKemie via Af wrote:
If you use quality zip ties they are just fine.
On Saturday, November 8, 2014, David Milholen via Af <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
I need to find my old pics of a company that used Zip ties on
towers instead of hangers or cable tray.
A 400' run of lmr400 came loose during a winter storm and the
Electric company thought it was a guy wire flappin in the wind from
a distance and had everyone pacing the floor and trying to get to
the site to look to see what needs to be done.
Needless to say as a standard policy we do not allow for any zip
ties anywhere on any of our towers including metal ones unless
they are
rated for outdoor use and only for short distances.
As for type of hybrid cable we use. We use Bestronics to customize
the ends for good terminations.
On 11/8/2014 4:26 PM, Craig House via Af wrote:
We have purchased outdoor rated unarmored fiber to run up many
towers over the last 2 to 3 years I have not yet had a problem
with any of it wearing through and we do not put it in conduit
As long as you zip tie it frequently so that it is not rubbing
around on anything it shouldn't be a problem
We have been buying our fiber preterminated from discount
low-voltage.com <http://low-voltage.com>
I have never had anything sent to me that was not as we ordered
it or that didn't work when we installed everything is been
top-quality from them
It even comes with a Kevlar Pullhook and plastic shroud over the
pull in so you don't hang it on anything as you pull it up
Craig
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On Nov 8, 2014, at 16:19, Ken Hohhof via Af <af@afmug.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> wrote:
I don’t know much if anything about fiber, but I see lots of
options here:
http://ce.superioressex.com/products/communications/osp-cable/fiber/
I would think armor would provide gopher protection in direct
burial applications and cut resistance in tower and grain leg
applications, but I also see several rugged non-armored types
listed there including:
double jacket non-armor (series 1G)
ADSS 100/200/400
heavy duty LT (series 1H)
*From:* Darin Steffl via Af
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*Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2014 3:57 PM
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*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber to top of tower
So you're saying don't go armored fiber at all but just outdoor
rated fiber and make sure nothing can rub through the jacket?
We're looking for something tougher that can withstand the pull
up the tower and then the elements since we don't want to run
conduit.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Chuck McCown via Af
<af@afmug.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','af@afmug.com');>> wrote:
I cannot imagine a benefit to having armored/shielded on a
fiber up the tower other than mechanical protection. It
would not offer any electrical benefits and could actually
pick up and transfer RF and induced impulses from lightening.
*From:* Darin Steffl via Af
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*Sent:* Saturday, November 08, 2014 1:47 PM
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*Subject:* [AFMUG] Fiber to top of tower
Hey guys,
For fiber runs to a switch or radio on top of the tower, do
you recommend non-armored fiber or armored with the metal
shield? If there a way to have armored fiber without metal
inside?
I'm wondering how some of you run fiber up to the top now
and if having metal in the fiber is alright or if it's a bad
idea because of lightning or grounding issues. Looking for
best practices here. Thanks
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