Erich hit the nail on the head.. If that 4” conduit is going to be used in the future, you need to either install armored or mini/microduct.
Peter Kranz <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> www.UnwiredLtd.com Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 Mobile: 510-207-0000 <mailto:pkr...@unwiredltd.com> pkr...@unwiredltd.com From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chris Fabien Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:01 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fiber through 800ft conduit? 800ft is really not that long of a run. We have pulled 700ft of 144F loose tube into a 1.25" duct without any special pulling equipment. Suck a line through, pull mule tape in, and pull the fiber in. Use lube. In your situation I'd probably use pre-terminated cable with pulling eyes if you are not equipped to terminate the fiber. It will be much more expensive than bulk cable. Bulk you could get for under 20 cents a foot for 12-fiber. If all you need is ever going to be 1gig, you could even use single strand drop fiber, there has been some surplus corning drop cable available very cheap on ebay. Also give some thought to future use of the conduit. It may be worthwhile to pull in smaller innerducts into the conduit, or use a MaxCell fabric liner system to allow more cables in the future. That will cost much more than your small cable. It is not advisable to try to pull new cable on top of old, espicially on a long conduit run like that. On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 9:10 PM, Erich Kaiser <er...@northcentraltower.com <mailto:er...@northcentraltower.com> > wrote: fiber.com <http://fiber.com> pre-terminated ends (SC) with pulling eye and furcation tubing. Use Single Mode. Armored if you are concerned about it getting damaged, buy some mule tape (Ebay) and put it through the conduit first, then attach to the pulling eye and pull through. Erich Kaiser North Central Tower er...@northcentraltower.com <mailto:er...@northcentraltower.com> Office: 630-621-4804 <tel:630-621-4804> Cell: 630-777-9291 <tel:630-777-9291> <https://docs.google.com/a/northcentraltower.com/uc?id=0B12mNmVrr3-PbU1UMFk0OUFhOGs&export=download> On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 7:54 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com <mailto:t...@voltbb.com> > wrote: Anyone able to tell me what type of cable, size of cable (micron), etc, etc that I need that can withstand a pull of 600-800ft through a continuous piece of conduit? On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: Preterm with pull eyes and a first tape? Hopefully you have strain relief points in that 800 ft. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jul 16, 2015 7:54 PM, "TJ Trout" <t...@voltbb.com <mailto:t...@voltbb.com> > wrote: I have a project where I need to pull about 800ft of fiber through a 4" continuous conduit that can do 1G with a mikrotik on each side. Never really done any fiber stuff before, what would be the cheapest cable I can use that can withstand the tension of pulling that far? Should I buy a pre terminated cable with pulling eyes or some bulk cable and do a mechanical splice? Thanks! TJ
