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

[Jim Nichols]

That's a great one, Sonny.  Somehow, in all of the messages flying 
around about that time, I didn't click on it.

On 10/6/20 3:23 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
> 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
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>
> 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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