>>Taping up stuff like that is an art.
It's easier if you strip off about 3" of insulation, and create a hoop using
the copper wire. Attach your cat 5 and spare pull cable, then a single
layer of tape should be all that's needed.
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Paul M Foster
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:16 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Using old ethernet wiring?
On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 11:28:13AM -0400, Eben King wrote:
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> > Better is also pull in a new pull cord when you pull in the cat 5 cable.
>
> A bit OT: How do you run the pull cord through? Sounds like
> chicken-and-egg to me.
Easy. You cut off the connector on the end of the coax (so as not to get it
caught on something inside the wall), tape your cat5 and your pull cord to
the end of it, and pull. Taping up stuff like that is an art.
You have to make sure it's not so bulky that it gets caught, but solid
enough that it won't let go if the going gets tough. Requires several layers
of tape. We used to have a lubricant called "gorilla snot" that we'd put on
wires when we knew they were going to be hard pulls (usually 3/0 or 500 MCM
wires).
Paul
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