Tony van der Hoff wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > If you didn't think of http://www.monoprice.com/ for that 100 foot > > cable let me make a mention of it here for the future. I am a happy > > customer of them. > > > > http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=105&cp_id=10208&cs_id=1020814 > > Beware: These cables tend to be prone to UV degradation; best to run > them in some sort of conduit for use outdoors. Outdoor grade cable is > available, though, as is armoured cable.
True. But for $12 for a 100ft cable it is hard not to simply go for it and deal with a replacement a decade later after it finally fails. About five years ago I put up a "temporary" cable up a tower. It was a red colored cable so definitely not meant for UV environments. Black is better for high UV environments. But red was what I had available and therefore became a "temporary" installation. Now all of these years later it is somewhat faded but still usable. Hard to call it temporary after several years. I keep thinking I will replace it one of these days with one with UV rated insulation. But it hasn't needed it yet. Bob
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