nanog mailing list archives
Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine
From: Ian Mason <nanog () ian co uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:47:32 +0000
On 25 Jan 2007, at 04:41, Larry Beaulieu wrote:
The other thing I found interesting; The use of Zip Ties on Copper Cablingis frowned upon by BICSI. Velcro preferred.Something to do with the compression on a twisted-pair cable caused byover-tight nylon cable ties screwing with their twist rates, and thus changing their Crosttalk characteristics...Yep.For starters, the stuff that Dan Mahoney is looking for is properly known as waxed linen lacing cord. In a past life I used to order the stuff made by Ludlow Textiles through Graybar, their part # back then was 89039323. It'snot always in stock in individual stores.
[snip]
Lacing is a lot slower than using platic ties, and doing it is rough on your fingers. If you're lucky you know a data tech who can show you how to do it properly, it's really not something that you can just describe in writing.
The UK avionics industry used to (and may still) use thin PVC tube for lacing - kind of like thin insulated wire without the wire. It's got several advantages:-
1) Much kinder on the fingers 2) It stretches, which:- a) minimises the risk of overtightening itb) the elasticity keeps it snug, it doesn't work loose over time as easily
3) it doesn't rotAnd yes, I am old enough to know how to do it. But I disagree with Randy (what's new)
I'm more of a Techosaur than a Telephant. Ian
Current thread:
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine, (continued)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Matthew Palmer (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine William Yardley (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Tim Jackson (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine david raistrick (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Randy Bush (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine sysadmin (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Matthew Sullivan (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Mark Foster (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Larry Beaulieu (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Jared Mauch (Jan 25)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Ian Mason (Jan 25)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Mark Foster (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Robert Boyle (Jan 25)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Alexander Harrowell (Jan 25)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine (fire propagation issue?) John L Lee (Jan 25)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Richard Naylor (Jan 24)
- Re: Cable-Tying with Waxed Twine Brandon Butterworth (Jan 25)