Cable-pulling Humor

[Ian Shef]

If you have ever tried to pull long lengths of low voltage wiring (say, for
purposes of home automation), or tried to protect wiring in difficult
circumstances, then you may appreciate:

http://www.edn.com/article/CA6301617.html?spacedesc=designIdeas

I think that this is seriously funny writing!


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[Philip Lewis]

Ian Shef <invalid@avoiding.spam> writes:
>If you have ever tried to pull long lengths of low voltage wiring
never heard the vacuum and bit of cloth trick i see.

Makes no mention of how to seal the ends (caulking?) and such.

Our plaster walls (wood lathe from what i can tell) (or maybe the
internal chimney masonry) suck up 802.11b/g signal quite well,
sadly. One of these days i'll get around to stringing network
cables in the house... I'll worry about the garage later. Perhaps a
modulated laser signal. ;)


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[Isaac Wingfield]

In article <qvjfymnapuf.fsf@unix42.andrew.cmu.edu>,
Philip Lewis <flip+spiced_ham@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Ian Shef <invalid@avoiding.spam> writes:
> >If you have ever tried to pull long lengths of low voltage wiring
> never heard the vacuum and bit of cloth trick i see.
>
> Makes no mention of how to seal the ends (caulking?) and such.

Not necessary, if both ends are above grade and indoors...

I'd use irrigation pipe instead of garden hose, though; it's "rated" for
being underground for long periods.

Isaac

[Nick Hull]

In article <isw-0BAE63.21401113022006@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
Isaac Wingfield <isw@witzend.com> wrote:

> I'd use irrigation pipe instead of garden hose, though; it's "rated" for
> being underground for long periods.
>
> Isaac

Cheap garden hose can work well underground. I used a hose for many
years that was only 1/8" underground, it was visible thru the grass
roots, and sloped so it could drain completely in freezing weather.
Used it for many years to water the garden.

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