Reels of cable

[Triassic]

3 hours ago, Onoff said:

 

Erm...scrape with a sharp blade?

That’s a bi5 hard to do when buying on line! I suppose you could do it on arrival and send it back if it fails test?!

[dpmiller]

just checking ... you do have the box upright, handle-up? I've pulled tens of boxes of cat5 over the years and only very rarely get a kink. And of those, I've never had one cause a cable fault.

 

 

[Pocster]

2 hours ago, dpmiller said:

just checking ... you do have the box upright, handle-up? I've pulled tens of boxes of cat5 over the years and only very rarely get a kink. And of those, I've never had one cause a cable fault.

 

 

Yep . Followed the ‘this way up’ arrow . Only 1 pull hole . It looks like the cable has somehow been ‘crushed’ when placed on the reel . When it jams - a usually gentle tug pulls it out . The force I use couldn’t cause that kind of damage . As I said I tried their stranded roll - no issues .

So assume not me being very very very thick !

Edited December 5, 2019 by pocster
Thick

[Pocster]

Currently pulled through 300metres of stranded 1 at a time so I can label as I go . Not even half way yet ! ?

[Onoff]

Makes you a proper "Draadtrekker"! ?

 

(Literal translation wire puller in Afrikaans). 

[phatboy]

31 minutes ago, pocster said:

Currently pulled through 300metres of stranded 1 at a time so I can label as I go . Not even half way yet ! ?

 

Stranded?!  You're not using jacks and panels then!?

[Pocster]

30 minutes ago, phatboy said:

 

Stranded?!  You're not using jacks and panels then!?

Lol

Had this conversation- this is just for sensors . Solid cable to jacks etc . Yet to be done !