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Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. #632025 08/20/19 04:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts dexman Spam Hunter
dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts	While on my daily walk along a route I haven't taken before, I noticed what looks like lead conduit strung along between utility poles. If that is what was actually up there (I do have a few pictures that I took and can try to post if so requested), was that a common practice of the Bell System I Love FEATURE 00

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Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632026 08/20/19 05:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,825 Likes: 22 Canby, Oregon Professor Shadow Retired Admin
Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,825 Likes: 22 Canby, Oregon	If I remember correctly outside plant was 620's-650's range in BSP's...gimme a minute... ðŸ“» "Please hold your call in important to us." ðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµðŸŽ¶ðŸŽµ "Thank you for holding. The information you need can be found on the following link" following link Last edited by Professor Shadow; 08/20/19 05:16 PM. Reason: Retrieve from hold Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632027 08/20/19 05:55 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,731 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska justbill Member
justbill Member Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,731 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska	I've never seen aerial conduit of any kind. You sure it wasn't just lead cable? Retired phone dude

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632028 08/20/19 06:04 PM
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Noobed2336 Member Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA	Aerial conduit isn't strange, you havent noticed it because it's usually black. It is usually for fiber though. It's almost the same product as the orange subduct used in burial for the same application. I've seen lead cable and lead cable hanging from staples/rings instead of being lashed, but never lead conduit, at least not aerial. I was at a customer house once that had a lead conduit sealed in the wall the drop came out if, but that might have just been the jacket of the ancient drop.

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632029 08/20/19 06:35 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,731 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska justbill Member
justbill Member Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,731 Likes: 25 Western Nebraska	I've seen aerial fiber but not in conduit Retired phone dude

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632030 08/20/19 06:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts dexman Spam Hunter
dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts	I'll either post or link pictures that I took. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632032 08/20/19 07:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts dexman Spam Hunter
dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,179 Likes: 8 Arlington, Massachusetts	Picture #1 Picture #2 Picture #3 Picture #4 The first three links are for pictures of the overhead cable. The fourth picture.....is the 101B a Western Electric product? Google associates that code with a telephone ringing unit. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632034 08/20/19 07:24 PM
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Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,825 Likes: 22 Canby, Oregon	Get out your gaffs and lineman boots then climb the utility pole and lick the metal. Does it actually taste like lead? Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632037 08/20/19 08:08 PM
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ugly1 Member Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 60 astoria,new york	101B is just a terminal box with two binding posts with a nut and multiple washers. It was used for connecting an incoming drop wire to one or more block wires, or inserting a piece of block wire used as a fusible link between open wire and drop wire.

Re: Lead Conduit Strung Between Utility Poles. dexman #632039 08/20/19 08:25 PM
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA Noobed2336 Member
Noobed2336 Member Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA	That's just a lead cable. Your first picture shows a lead cable splice with characteristic dome tapers.