Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop.

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Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. #637813 08/05/20 07:10 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	Looks like removing obsolete copper drops isn't high up on Verizon's "To Do" list...even if the drop hangs low enough that I can jump up and pull down hard on it. Pics I Love FEATURE 00

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Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637814 08/05/20 10:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,290 Shelter Island, New York Arthur P. Bloom Member
Arthur P. Bloom Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,290 Shelter Island, New York	There is very little copper in drop wire. It's mostly iron, for strength, with a little copper, for transmission. There is a newer version that has two 22G pairs, but it was invented recently, say in the last 25 years, and there is very little of it out there. The real money, if you were to salvage anything, is the billions of cable feet of lead cable with copper conductors, that is buried all over the country. It would probably take as much in labor, equipment, and insurance, to salvage it as there is value in the product. (Until copper goes for $10 a pound...then it would be worth it.) Believe me, I've thought about it a lot, and I know where a lot of it is buried. Arthur P. Bloom "30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637815 08/06/20 04:02 AM
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	This particular cable is high pair count with an armor. Across the street, there are two long pieces dangling from above. One piece is the outside jacket while the other is the metal armor...which had separated from the jacket. If anything, I'd love to cut the intact piece in front of the first anchor point and use it to whack people upside the head when they need it. I have a couple of pieces of the Rural Drop Wire/Cable mentioned. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637816 08/06/20 09:49 AM
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	Originally Posted by dexman If anything, I'd love to cut the intact piece in front of the first anchor point and use it to whack people upside the head when they need it. If you don't own one you can rent a Sawzall and grab a ladder from your church. 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: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637817 08/06/20 11:08 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,348 Likes: 4 New York hbiss Member
hbiss Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,348 Likes: 4 New York	They did remove it, the part that went across the street. Now it's up to the building owner to remove "his" part. -Hal CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Some comments made by me are known to the State of California to cause irreversible brain damage and serious mental disorders leading to confinement.

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637821 08/06/20 04:55 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 snapped a few more pictures. I'll upload them later this evening. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637822 08/06/20 07:44 PM
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA Noobed2336 Member
Noobed2336 Member Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA	The metal is called termplate, spelled that way for some reason. There is actually armored cable that is much thicker and usually just for trying to slow down rodents.

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. Noobed2336 #637823 08/06/20 08:24 PM
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA Noobed2336 Member
Noobed2336 Member Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 68 Ridgecrest, CA	For the third time, ternplate. Thank you samsung

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637824 08/06/20 09:03 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	A few more pictures. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Abandoned/Obsolete Armored Copper Drop. dexman #637827 08/07/20 12:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,348 Likes: 4 New York hbiss Member
hbiss Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,348 Likes: 4 New York	Can't tell from the pictures the pair count but there is probably a 200 pair terminal in the utility room of that building. -Hal CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Some comments made by me are known to the State of California to cause irreversible brain damage and serious mental disorders leading to confinement.