absolutely not. A drip loop is used to prevent water runing down the outside of the cable from running upward into your wall penetration. Because water is outside of cable, it can drain down when it reaches the bottom edge of drip loop. When water is inside cable, it does not have the same option. The more water that builds up at the drip loop location, the heavier the weight that builds up until it pushes the water around the drip loop into the entry. As well, water outside the cable does not rust or short out inside conductive wires.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Baker" <jay...@spectrasurf.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ethernet Cabling > Wouldn't it be worse if water ran down the cable? > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Scott Reed > <scottr...@onlyinternet.net>wrote: > >> Gel filled on towers is a mess. The gel runs down the cable and oozes >> out all over the inside of the connector, etc. at the bottom of the >> tower. >> >> Michael Baird wrote: >> > We are getting ready to order ethernet cabling, and looking at some >> > different options for the towers and client installs. I was wondering >> > what people here liked to use. Particularily I'm interested in what you >> > look for in shielding/water protection, should I get a flooded cable, >> > if >> > so with what? Will the gel filled type overheat in the sun? Should i >> > run >> > all of this in conduit, at least for the AP's at the towers? >> > >> > Regards >> > Michael Baird >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.42/2137 - Release Date: >> 05/27/09 07:50:00 >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Scott Reed >> Sr. Systems Engineer >> GAB Midwest >> 1-800-363-1544 x4000 >> Cell: 260-273-7239 >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/