Re: CAT-5 buried, exposed to sun

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:36:56 -0700, Jim Thompson
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On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:23:52 GMT, Joerg
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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:23:37 GMT, qrk <SpamTrap@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


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For a "temporary" outdoor suspended run of CAT-5 which has lasted 5
years, I painted the jacket with white primer paint. This is located
in Central Calif. Stuff I inspected after 2 years was still in good
condition. Maybe primer paint, then a coating of latex.

---
Mark


Yep. Latex will even protect exposed PVC pipe from the Arizona sun.


When the water main before our meter busted open they replaced it with
PVC. That surprised me. What surprised me even more was that they left
an 45-degree joint exposed and that shows a wee chocolate-color by now.
Does that mean it's going lalaland?

If it's not exhibiting roughness you can probably save it with a
coating of latex.

I grew up in an area where water
lines were always metal (still are AFAIK), no plastics.

Metal lines in this "soil" go bye-bye... extreme salinity.



Hey, Mark! Doing anything interesting yet?


Are you back to chips now or did you take a liking to discrete stuff again?

Right now I'm doing a chip design and some patent infringement stuff.

...Jim Thompson
Make an 802.11G controller that can replace his 24V line.

Replaceable battery OR Inductive wireless charger where the operator
places the charging unit nearby every other week or so (as the
reporting software declares). That would be COOL!
.

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