redsky58
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join:2002-08-30
Plymouth, MI
| Great Place To Put a Box!
There is a house along my morning commute through town that has a box in the ditch of their front yard. Every so often after a thaw or hard rain I drive by to see this. Does anyone know what these are called?
The yard next door has a huge pond in it. I can't imagine what the installers were thinking putting this in a ditch where water is supposed to collect and flood. |
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Fancy_Bob_07
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join:2006-01-10
Bloomsburg, PA
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| That cable trunk interface(whatever the proper term.  ) looks to be from the 60's to early 70's. It most likely isn't in use anymore as lines would have been upgraded years ago. It also was probibally installed before the road improvement.
However, I also know contractors, as I am a Mechanical one myself. And sometimes the bid goes out to the lowest, who makes the most money. Who also does the most shortcuts/lowest quality.
I know those boxes have been phased out around here by the 90's. As new nodes and Fiber was ran. |
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MacLeech
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join:2001-07-14
SoCal
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January 16th, @07:24PM
| reply to redsky58
That looks like one of these:
»www.tvcinc.com/downloads/PED%20E···3-EN.pdf
Although it may be from a different maker, like these:
»www.channellcomm.com/page?id=15&key=44
More then likely it has either a cable tap or cable splice splice in it.
Its upright so the cable inside is probably above the water line... the connections should be weatherproofed either way.
P.S. Those are still made and installed everyday...
BTW, the common term for those in the industry is "pedestal". |
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daveinpoway
join:2006-07-03
Poway, CA
| reply to redsky58
Out of curiosity, have you called the cable company and asked someone to come out and look at this when the water level has been high? Could be that the equipment was installed when things were dry, and the installer(s) never thought about water filling the ditch. |
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Rombus
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join:2007-04-11
Columbus, OH | The cable Co may not have much of a choice when it comes to where they can place it at, If thats where the city lets you build, and thats where the easement is, get your waders.
There also could be a plugged up storm drain around there too. |
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rody_44
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join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | reply to redsky58
dont worry about it. the tap should be well above that water level anyhow. (top of inside) also you do know some companies install undergound vaults. guess what the shit works even when filled with water. |
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brianl703
join:2004-02-26
Manassas, VA | reply to redsky58
Would you want to be the tech who had to work on that thing in the middle of that puddle? |
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Clearpix
join:2008-01-17
Wilmington, DE | Hmmm.lets find out if there is an amplifier downstream from this tap. Open weather cap insert screwdriv--------________
POOF! 90 v AC can do some serious damage... |
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burner50
Pinlifter
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join:2002-06-05
On the lead | hmmmm.... maybe i'm confused, but all the amps, bridgers, and nodes I worked on used 60vdc... and not even very strong... Just strong enought to tingle... |
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MacLeech
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SoCal
| said by burner50  :hmmmm.... maybe i'm confused, but all the amps, bridgers, and nodes I worked on used 60vdc... and not even very strong... Just strong enought to tingle... Depends on the system... mine are split between 60 and 90vac. Some system amps I've worked with are fused at 10 amp (and will blow if you sneeze on them). While others are shunted all the way back to the power supply where you'll find a 20 or 30 amp breaker (and I've seen components melt off the circuit boards when they're shorted).
90vac at 20 or 30 amp will light you up, especially if you're grounded. |
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burner50
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| reply to redsky58
I was working in an area on a small outage(10-15 subs)... thought I had it narrowed down to a bad tap housing... Map showed power stop at the last LE 3 taps upstream...
Took the connector off the input... While holding onto the strand to steady myself in the wind I grabbed the Center conductor cause I saw somthing one it and ZAAAAP....
It didnt feel too hot... Just confused me...
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I'm tired of killing stupid people just trying to do my job and go home! |
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rody_44
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join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | maybe im a sicko, but i kind of like the 60 volt sensation. |
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habu187
join:2002-03-21
Louisville, KY | reply to burner50
so what was causing your outage?
oh and grabbing the "stinger" with AC on it...bad idea. |
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burner50
Pinlifter
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join:2002-06-05
On the lead | If you havent done it at least once then you are not a cable guy....
Like I said, the maps showed a power stop |
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Lowtarget
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join:2003-12-22
Alger, OH
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May 5th, @12:44PM
| reply to redsky58
Try touching the 'flyback' within a CRT type monitor. Those things are known to carry upto 30 kilovolts. They also operate in the 17kHz to 50kHz range.
Only thing you got to worry about flybacks. Is the overall voltage they put out. They will make you wet your pants if you touch one. That is if you dont discharge them the right way.
I used to do electronics repair 16 years ago. Now that field helps me understand computer hardware better. People has giving me desktop computer for free. Cause they could not figure out how to fix the issue. After like a couple days I was able to get them working again.
Around the area where I live in my spare time. I make house calls and fix peoples computer problems. What I charge depends what the problem was. Plus how long it took me to fix the issue. My overall rates is lower then any local computer shops around here. One computer shop around here charges $48/hour for PC work. |
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tech123
@windomnet.com | reply to redsky58
Look across the road you will see aeriel palnt. This is just a ped over some duct for a drop. |
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