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Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 1375
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 10:05 am: | 
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Hey guys, Soon I am planning to upgrade my base coax to rg213. This time around I thought about running the coax through conduit. It would armor the coax from weather and vandalism and if done right will be water proof. What should I go with? Vinyle or metal conduit? The vinyle may look better and possibly last longer. I'm thinking that maybe the metal conduit would add a little more shielding to the coax. Any ideas suggestion and opinions would be great! Pros and cons of using conduit? Good or bad idea? thanks |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 352
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 1:00 pm: |
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No reason why not. It is done on commercial sites quite often. Try to use the orange conduit rather than the grey one. |
Wally38
Intermediate Member
Username: Wally38
Post Number: 111
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 1:07 pm: |
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You know, that's a very interesting idea. I wonder if it would work? |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1469
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 6:27 pm: |
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Wally38-Yeah, it works good. I know a few cbers around here who have used that method.
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Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1360
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:57 pm: |
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I have run coax through conduit many times. Works just fine. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 1387
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:31 pm: |
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Great! Thanks guys. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 1388
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 12:32 pm: |
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Oh Hey Simon, Why use orange instead of grey? |
Jameslarson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jameslarson
Post Number: 138
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2006 - 8:27 pm: |
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So is the verdict plastic, vinyl, or metal? Thanks. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 1392
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 12:48 pm: |
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Well I'm not sure if the metal stuff is water proof. May have a liner inside of it. If it is I'm thinking it would add to the shielding of the coax a little. Gonna stop at the local home improvement store and look at my options. I might be able to get some scrap conduit from the maintenance department at work. They have some really heavy duty stuff. Flexible and stiff qaurter inch thick stuff. They also have some soft oil resistant stuff almost like rubber hose. I'm really leaning towards metal to resist jealous vandals. |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 354
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 2:58 pm: |
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The higher carbon content of the grey and b;lack conduit has been know to cause problems at higher power - such as getting hot and melting. Admittedly that was at VHF, but why take the chance? |
Jameslarson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jameslarson
Post Number: 139
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 4:26 pm: |
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OK, so is the consensus metal or plastic/vinyl?
I am thinking plastic/vinyl simply because "if" there is common current traveling on the outside of the coax, wouldn't the metal make it that much more worse because it is conductive? |
Road_warrior
Senior Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 1493
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 6:00 pm: |
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Everyone that i seen around here used a non-conductive type conduit. (plastic/vinyl ect.)
I've seen people use garden hose and things
like that also.
Metal conduit? Don't know what to say on that.
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Therealporkchop
Advanced Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 805
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 12:06 am: |
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I'd just use that white plumbing plastic..PVC.
Easy to cut, easy to glue together and you can easily seal it on either end with silicone.
It's what I plan to use whenever I get moved and set up my stuff the 'right' way. |
