 vipermCarpe DiemPremium
join:2002-07-09
Winchester, CA | reply to VariableARK
Re: tower conduit It seen any PVC that is UV rated that is inexpensive if it even exists.
Persnoally I would not do anythink but EMT conduit and paint it just for the plain fact it looks proffestional will hold up. The Electrical (grey) pvc and water white PVC do not hold up well in heat or cold thats why it is meant to be burried.
I think by code you have to use EMT on the outside up a building, ower or any structure?
You would need to look at your local codes. Besides using EMT your more shielded from any other EMI or other noise..
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1 edit | What fittings would I use to seal the steel conduit? The screw down type certainly is not water tight. |
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| For EMT ?
What size of EMT are you wanting to run? Do you want it stubbed into a conduit box or do you just want a weatherhead?
Do you buy from Graybar? |
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| I could get it from Graybar, but I would prefer lowes/home depot as we are trying to get this work done atm.
I need to run 6 runs of the copper shielded flooded superior essex and 1 run of lmr400 and probably ground wire. So I was thinking 1.5" or 2". |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:2 | reply to VariableARK
said by VariableARK:What fittings would I use to seal the steel conduit? The screw down type certainly is not water tight. Compression couplers ARE raintight.
Thomas & Betts and Steel City are most widely available.
I would suggest that you use EMT if permanence is required.
Paint it -before- you put it up...far easier!
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 SplitpairPremium
join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne
kudos:3 | reply to VariableARK
said by VariableARK:What fittings would I use to seal the steel conduit? The screw down type certainly is not water tight. For that application you want steel not cast zinc compression connectors and depending on the length of the run you may need to allow a gap in the run or use an expansion coupler or two.
Wayne
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| I am putting my equipment box at the base of the tower. Should I bond the equipment on the top to the electrical ground or should I put a new grounding rod in? |
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 nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:5 | Bond Bond Bond Bond and Ground Ground Ground Ground. |
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| Does that mean I should put a new ground in AND connect that ground to the common electrical system ground as well? |
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nunyaWho is John Galt?Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-23
O Fallon, MO
kudos:5 | Absolutely. |
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| Does this sounds like an apt description of what needs to be done?
"Ground the antenna cables on the top to a common ground wire that runs down to the main box where the ethernet cables are ground and that ground is bonded to the electrical ground as well as it has its own ground rod." |
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