[ale] Fiber optic ethernet

[Jim Kinney]

+1 on extreme caution on a pull.

Use fish-cord wrapped around a _long_ section of the fibre jacket with the
finished end fully wrapped in plastic and taped to the pull line. You will
need to use at least a 3/4" conduit (with NO BENDS) or 1" with long
sweeping bends (i.e a right angle requires a 1 foot bending radius) and
pulling lube (thus the fully wrapped ends). You want the pulling strain
distributed over several feet of the jacket so spiral-wrap cord to fiber
and straight tape pull cord to fiber. That way the cord will cinch up on
the jacket and the tape will help distribute the load as well and keep the
cord from slipping.

There are fibre to copper translators that are under $100 each fro 10/100
connections. They use a wall wart for power. A pair of fibre-nics is only
slightly more but will use one machine as a gateway.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:11 AM, John Pilman <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:

> My experience with fiber is from work.  I would be cautious of trying to
> pull terminated fiber through too small of a conduit.  If you break the
> fiber then you're out the $200 and have to start over.  I would consider
> contracting someone to put terminations on after you pull the cable, then
> use shorter jumper cables to your equipment.  Pre-terminated cables have
> strain relief ends, un-terminated cables do not.  So try to avoid the
> temptation to pull un-terminated cable, then add terminations and connect
> directly to the equipment.
>
> ...John
>
>
>
>>  On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:05 AM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:*
>> ***
>>
>>
>> The round 'ST'
>> connectors look like they would fit through smaller (cheaper) conduit? Be
>> nice to have them on at least one end.
>>
>
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