I hope this answers the pressing
question from #4 this morning.
Friday, May 8, 2026
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Would this apply to direct-bury polypic cables?
ReplyDeleteAnon, you betcha.
DeleteAnd this is why there are no colorblind telco techs.
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily true. I was in the telecom field 1986-2022 and one of the best techs I knew was colorblind but he had an excellent memory. We both passed our RCDD exams in 2000.
Deleteau contraire. I was deemed color-blind by the military when I could not pick out the number inside those colored circle blobs they use for a test. After I got out, I went to work for GTE. I could not pass the test then either, so they used a cable and told me to tell them the color of each wire they showed me. THAT I could do. I was hired.
DeleteAnon-2:22, in most cases.
DeleteAnon-7:11, there are exceptions.
DeleteAnon-4:34, there you go.
Deletesecond only to miliary serial number (21XXXXX) color code remains firmly in my mind after nearly 60 years.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I'm with you there.
DeleteBTDT. I got pretty familiar with 25-pair cables...
ReplyDeleteIgor, The big ones are no harder.
DeleteBut they are heavier, and sometimes much harder to work with.
DeleteAll I saw was Gray, and not Slate, so I ignored it. What I have seen by the tens of thousands are: OrangeWhiteOrangeGreenWhiteBlueBluewhiteGreenBrownWhiteBrown...
ReplyDeleteFortunately I've never had to deal with the 'bigger' stuff.
millerized, piece of cake.
DeleteJust wait until you get bargain basement cable where the plastic sheathing is so thin that you can see the copper. Been there, done that, its not fun, and the amount of extra time it took to terminate probably would have paid for the good stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I don't remember running across one.
DeleteLucky man.
DeleteNow how about the 33 pair cables I used to have to wire.
ReplyDeleteFeralFerret, I don't remember running across any.
DeleteWhen new phones went in ny dad’s office building, he brought home a scrap length of this, maybe 25’ long. We wired an entire model railroad, and had bell wire for every boy’s project for many many years. It was really good quality stuff. Thin enough gauge to work with easily, easy to strip solid core. We also used it to repair canoe paddles and hammer handles. It was strong stuff.
ReplyDeleteI detest the hair fine stuff used today.