If you do an OTDR on fiber, coax, or anything else that attenuation matters on you often can see ripples. When you zoom in it is spaced at every interval that is tied. Heliax isn't as bad with zip ties, which only last a couple ears anyway, but copper wire 10AWG ties are common and it is easy to tighten those to tight. Plays hell on impedance matching when you change the shape every 3 feet.
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:52 AM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > It's easy to make them too tight. > > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Monday, August 28, 2017 11:46:36 AM > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Zip ties on fiber? > > How? > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> > To: af@afmug.com > Sent: 8/28/2017 12:32:45 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Zip ties on fiber? > > Zip ties can break fiber. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jay Weekley" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Monday, August 28, 2017 11:03:35 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] Zip ties on fiber? > > Is this appropriate even on a temporary basis? I think it's ATT fiber. > >
