When I asked FS about this, they said they would not recommend it in a conduit underground that would likely fill up with water, as the jacket might not hold up over time.
So, we are going with a full outdoor cable from them From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl Peterson Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] any reason to not use this cable underground in conduit? Got part of an FS order (stupid customs issue...) in recently with some 24ST pre-terminated cables in it. Other then both ends being fanout instead of staggered to fanout, I was surprised to see that the cable seems rather solid. I think they have since updated the image of the cable in the link you sent. The way it used to look is in one of the images lower on the page. Feels like the jacket on Shireen Cat6 cable. I have a limited quantity as some of it is still stuck in customs so I'm not doing destructive testing on it but I'd pull it through underground conduit between buildings or on a shorter run. [Inline image 1][Inline image 5][Inline image 4] On Sat, Apr 8, 2017 at 12:45 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: http://www.fs.com/products/29610.html We have about 550 feet to distribute to 40 unit MDU situation. Thinking of using 2 of these in 24 count to save me some termination work. The main question is, if we pull this in conduit, would the cable hold up long term? Obviously, we seal the conduit, but if/when water got into the conduit, would the cable jacket hold up over time? ? Paul McCall, President PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800<tel:(772)%20564-6800> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com> www.floridabroadband.com<http://www.floridabroadband.com> -- Carl Peterson PORT NETWORKS 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
