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On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:17:45 +0000, Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 21/01/14 16:51, Rob Beard wrote: >> Fibre was considered but I'm not sure if it would be too fragile to run. > > Whilst fibre patch leads might look a little flimsy the 4 or 8 core > cable which is typically run between patch panels is probably at least > as tough as CAT5. If you are still worried SWA fibre cable exists. That SWA fibre stuff looks nice and tough. I did wonder what BT use as I've seen some recently hanging off a pole in Torquay, looks to be heavy duty thick stuff. So looking at fibre as an option, I'm a bit confused on the type of fibre there are. I've found this... http://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/177-armoured-loose-tube-cable ...but I'm still not much clearer on it. Never really got too involved with fibre cabling or terminating it. However reading one site it looks like fibre would withstand the temperatures of minus 40 degrees to up to 85 degrees. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq