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RE: Neat and quiet (but cheap) PCs for home


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  • From: "James Hoye" <james.hoye@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:43:55 +0100
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> External running of cables is interesting as a solution, anyone know
what
> sort of covering should be used for safety?
>
> I ask because I will be having  my guttering replaced fairly
> soon, one idea I
> had was to install a false downpipe running into the soffit and
> each floor
> giving access to the loft, ground floor and first floor. It would
> look like
> part of the rainwater system to people not in the know. Is this
> safe for non-
> mains cabling?

I would have thought so.  Good solution - and you get a whole 4 inches or
so
to play with.

I only used 20mm galv. steel because I borrowed the bending/threading
equipment from brother-in-law to fit conduit to replace the nasty 2.5mm
T&E
cable powering my shed.

I thought it would be useful to run the TV/FM aerial (and a CAT5 or 2) down
leads down from the roof to the rear of the TV/FM point in the sitting
room - that way you don't get cables pinned to the wall - and you can run
(albeit in very limited quantities!) non-exterior rated cables too (the UV
would probably kill a standard CAT5 PVC jacket over time).

James H



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