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I remember way-back when we were excited to get cable, asking one of the installers about the type of cable he was using (RG59, RG6, etc). He said "I don't know - it's just black cable."
I'm about 95% sure th picture from the emails is this street in Morrisville, which is within sight ofwhere the Town Council approved a fiber hut location a couple weeks or a month ago.
I'm about 95% sure th picture from the emails is this street in Morrisville, which is within sight ofwhere the Town Council approved a fiber hut location a couple weeks or a month ago.
I remember way-back when we were excited to get cable, asking one of the installers about the type of cable he was using (RG59, RG6, etc). He said "I don't know - it's just black cable."
LOL.
The fiber cable sheath is likely the same color.
The orange tube is conduit, a hollow flexible tube the fiber cable is pulled into.
Black cable sheath offers best UV protection where the cable is exposed so most cables suitable for outdoor use have a black sheath.
The actual fibers, when stripped of jackets and coatings, are clear.
That would be odd as it would have little to no UV protection (carbon black typically provides UV protection in the outer sheath).
Also odd that it would be orange as intrabuilding singlemode fiber has a yellow jacket and multi mode fiber an orange jacket. These systems will use singlemode fibers, so any fiber jackets I would expect to be yellow.
The conduits are orange to follow the outside system color codes - red for power, orange for communications, blue for water, green for sewer, yellow for gas, etc, etc. Similar to street markings you see before new construction, "locating" the buried utilities, cables, etc.
That would be odd as it would have little to no UV protection (carbon black typically provides UV protection in the outer sheath).
Also odd that it would be orange as intrabuilding singlemode fiber has a yellow jacket and multi mode fiber an orange jacket. These systems will use singlemode fibers, so any fiber jackets I would expect to be yellow.
The conduits are orange to follow the outside system color codes - red for power, orange for communications, blue for water, green for sewer, yellow for gas, etc, etc. Similar to street markings you see before new construction, "locating" the buried utilities, cables, etc.
Where did you see the TWC cables?
Frank
I just mean standard cable from the terminal to the house. Both my neighbor and I accidentally cut our buried cable lines, and the new ones they ran are orange for greater visibility.
I wonder if they'll build out in the Centurylink areas since AT&T can't/won't.
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