Recent content by marklouie

If any of my techs strip more than 1/2 inch of jacket they redo the termination.

Hi Guys, Thanks for all of your help. I have some CableFree on order and have moved along to other parts of the project until it arrives. Unfortunately the building is a hotel and it is constructed of concrete with drywall applied directly over it. The conduits in question may not be pretty...

Hi Guys, We still have enough cable coming out of the floor to be able to get a grip on it, but these are getting short. I can't afford to break them off again. Thanks, Mark

Hi guys, I have a serious problem on a project. I have to remove a number of 25 oair cables from existing .75" EMT pipes that were run through the slab in the basement of a hotel. Most of the pipes have had water in them (as evidenced by the rust on the cables that were removed). BUT...

Thanks for the help guys, Compression type fittings are a great idea...never would have thought of that. Mark

Seasons Greetings, Does anyone here know where I can get information regarding the effeciveness of EMT conduit as a EMI barrier? I seems that we often have to use pathways that are in close proximity to power. I am wondering how much protection I can get by enclosing Cat 5e cables in EMT...

Hi, We have been Siemon certified for the last 6 years and have always been very happy with them. The product is first class and tech support is second to none. However as Sphoneman said: "The biggest factor is the quality of the installers & the service technicians workmanship.

The specs for Cat 6 are nuch more stringent than Cat5e and the cable is tested to 250Mhz whereas Cat 5e is tested to 100Mhz. As such, proper installation and termination practices are even more critical with Cat6 than with Cat5e. I have seen Category 5e cable installed and terminated in such a...

SC connectors may be difficult to pull through the conduit, you may want to consider something like this: http://www.siemon.com/literature/product-specsheets/pdf/Plug_and_Play_Fiber_Products.pdf We have used Siemon products for several years and have always been very happy with them. In the...

Hi, We have had a Wirescope 350 for the last year or so and we really like it: http://we.home.agilent.com/cgi-bin/bvpub/agilent/Product/cp_Product.jsp?OID=536882829&NAV_ID=-536885786.536882829.00&LANGUAGE_CODE=eng&COUNTRY_CODE=ZZ&JPID=/comms/wirescope

Hi, I think that this might help... http://www.mygeneralcable.com/Gcable/en/US/res/Comm/Data/TechInfo/ConduitCapacities/NA/NA/web/ConduitCapacities.pdf

Hi, Are you using twinax hubs? or daisychaining with UTP? I have never personally heard of an "active balun" only of active and passive hubs. Being a specialty item the cost of these seems to have increased in recent years. The important things to remember are: - pinning must be...

I would also recommend using the adapters. Daron raised some interesting points (as usual) but personally I like to have the customer provide me with the pinning information for the equipment that he is using.

It really depends on your abilities as a cable installer.... In my experience, PROPERLY installed cable will almost (99.99% of the time) always pass certification assuming that good quality products have been used. Although we have scanners at the office,our techs only use them when a customer...

We use both flex and EMT depending on the situation. EMT is cheaper and easier when we can place the drop at a column, however when using flex we can hang it anywhere we like on the shop floor. We have only used EMT to enclose the horizontal portion of the cable runs on one occasion. A nice...