acableconnection
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Is there an outdoor aerial cat 6 solution with lightning protection?
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What did I miss here? Wasn't the outdoor strand of fiber only 60 feet? What's the going rate of 100 feet of aerial fiber nowadays? Run 100bastT to the entry points, and feed media converters to the strand. Ethernet lightning protection means protecting the pairs, I can't recall needing to ground the messenger....in fact I've never seen it done before.
We used an ITW Linx product to ground our last outdoor project. 3 seasons (knock on wood) and no problems yet.
LkEErie
We used an ITW Linx product to ground our last outdoor project. 3 seasons (knock on wood) and no problems yet.
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acableconnection
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- Oct 23, 2007
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guess I need to post a picture. I grounded it to the ground that the electricians were using. Looked like a ground rod inside the building sticking out of the concrete floor below the electrical panel. That may have been connected to building steel, as well, as there was a ground wire running vertical past the electrical panels, and from there it was hard to follow.
Both buildings had these grounds there, in place.
Both buildings had these grounds there, in place.
A picture would be good, because if you did not use a clamp just for your connection, you may have a code violation unless the means of connection is listed or designed for multiple wire terminations! By "listed" I mean both UL and the manufacturer of the clamp or terminals state how the product can be used. The code does not allow "piggy-back" terminations.
....JIM....
....JIM....
What did I miss here? Wasn't the outdoor strand of fiber only 60 feet?"
My understanding is that the outdoor segment as 60' but I assumed that it would take a few feet to get outside. 80' of pre-terminated 4 strand cable would be around $140. I just didn't figure the cost differential of $200 (for the full 300' of fiber) to do the inside copper segments made much sense. It would be worth it to me to have the media converters in the same location as the other networking equipment. Of course if it took more than 10' per end to get outside from the copper segments then the price difference would drop even more.
My feeling is that the contractor is to high on the fiber pricing. The complexity of running fiber is less than running copper, especially where there are indoor/outdoor transitions.
My understanding is that the outdoor segment as 60' but I assumed that it would take a few feet to get outside. 80' of pre-terminated 4 strand cable would be around $140. I just didn't figure the cost differential of $200 (for the full 300' of fiber) to do the inside copper segments made much sense. It would be worth it to me to have the media converters in the same location as the other networking equipment. Of course if it took more than 10' per end to get outside from the copper segments then the price difference would drop even more.
My feeling is that the contractor is to high on the fiber pricing. The complexity of running fiber is less than running copper, especially where there are indoor/outdoor transitions.
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