[Leica] IMG: More on the Stuff on Power Poles

[Sonny Carter]

Thanks for that, Jim.

My little image was referring to the nails and staples on the post that
held garage sale notices.

https://www.sonc.com/pierced.htm


Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 2:14 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
>
>
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