Re: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-03 Thread Ron Wallace
up for a 300' 'blow' and opened the air valve. That sponge flew about 30' in the air. Can be very dangerous,thou. >-Original Message- >From: Marlon K. Schafer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, December 1, 2006 07:13 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 

Re: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-01 Thread John J. Thomas
I have heard of people using something resembling a ping pong ball, pressure on one end and vacuum on the other to push a small string/ribbon through. Once that is done you just pull bigger string until you get the size you want. John >-Original Message- >From: chris cooper [mailto:[EMA

Re: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-01 Thread Marlon K. Schafer
Used to do this all the time when I was a linesman. The easiest and safest way to do this is to use a vacuum on one end. Tie a parachute or streamer to a string and put that in the pipe while someone's sucking on the other end. Make sure you hold the twine with a screwdriver and not your fin

RE: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-01 Thread Patrick Leary
Chris, First, if there is an open 4" conduit, you'd never want to run a cable by itself --that'd be considered a major waste of the conduit investment in place. Instead, the proper thing would be to install 3 to 4 PVC innerducts. These are generally about 1.5" OD and can be ordered with pull strin

RE: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-01 Thread Rick Smith
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Butch Evans Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 4:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] bare conduits On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, chris cooper wrote: >Im looking at a project that requires connectivity between multiple >buildings on the same camp

Re: [WISPA] bare conduits

2006-12-01 Thread Butch Evans
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, chris cooper wrote: Im looking at a project that requires connectivity between multiple buildings on the same campus. There are 4" conduits connecting each facility. The conduits are bare, Id like to run fiber in them, and there are no pull cords in them. Some are severa