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Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations?
From: Robert E.Seastrom <rs () seastrom com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:33:20 -0400
Todd Vierling <tv () duh org> writes:
Seriously, though, that's exactly what you're describing, and about what I'd suggest in a no-other-option scenario -- but if it's possible to pull fiber through the conduits, it would probably be far less expensive long term, or even medium term if the physical fiber spools can be bought cheaply enough.
For those who haven't priced the stuff lately, in spools of 1000' the per-foot prices of 2-strand MM tight buffered fiber suitable for pulling in conduits like he (hopefully) has tends to be price-competitive with cat5 on a per-foot basis. Extra strands are cheap; the pricey part of fiber is the jacket and strength members; even super-pure glass is not that expensive overall. The expensive parts in the equation turn out to be the termination trays and connectors. ---Rob
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- CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? R.P. Aditya (Sep 13)
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- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? David Lesher (Sep 13)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Mark Radabaugh (Sep 13)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Todd Vierling (Sep 13)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Jerry Eyers (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Robert E . Seastrom (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Steven M. Bellovin (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Marshall Eubanks (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Steven M. Bellovin (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Steven M. Bellovin (Sep 14)
- Re: CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations? Mark Radabaugh (Sep 14)
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