Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks for the education! ric > On Oct 6, 2020, at 3:14 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Don Dory introduced the subject of power poles, and Sonny Carter mentioned > that there are other communications uses besides telephone on them now, > probably referring to fiber optics and the internet. Having observed the > damage a squirrel can do to a fiber cable, I thought I would point out > some things most people don't recognize. Damaged fiber cables are spliced > inside a sealed tank-like container, that is then attached beneath the > original carrier cable. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201006-DSCF2126.JPG.html > > Then, the surplus cable that allowed the technician to make the repair on > the ground is pulled up and secured along the carrier cable as a loop, > ending in the large-radius bend frequently seen along overhead cable runs. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201006-DSCF2125.JPG.html > > Never give a squirrel a limb to sit on near a cable run. He will work > mischief every time, and it is expensive. > > X-T2 and Leica-R 60 Macro with 2X extender. (Yes, it will work.) > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information