Re: Re: running cat5e outside

["Alancc" <alan.cc@xxxxxxx>]

The earlier post asked about running outside up a wall and underground.

Alancc
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Kaye <mark@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:26 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: running cat5e outside


> Can someone explain how cat 5 inside 40mm plastic waste pipe, buried
12"
> under could be struck by lightning.  Wouldn't this require a direct
hit
> to 'burn' through the waste pipe before it hit the cat 5 'conductors'.
> If this is the case then the liklehood of it happening is probably
lower
> than winning the lottery.  I'm pretty happy at those odds.  Law of
> diminishing returns applies.
>
> M
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
> >
> > Still doesn't address the issue of lightning strikes which I
> > think was one of the original concerns. One idea which is
> > also good practice with intruder alarm cables is to take the
> > spare cores which are not required and earth them at one end
> > this can be very effective at sorting out induced AC and RF
problems.
> >
> > Alancc
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