[rescue] Anyone here familiar with 10Base36 ?!?

Sat Sep 21 13:47:16 CDT 2002

On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 02:50:45PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> [ On Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 13:00:23 (-0500), Jonathan C. Patschke wrote: ]
> > Subject: Re: [rescue] Anyone here familiar with 10Base36 ?!?
> >
> > An added benefit to 10baseFL is that the data is moved via light rather
> > than electricity, so you have electrical isolation.  You'll truly see
> > the benefits of electrical isolation in the cases of a lightning strike or
> > a difference in ground potential between the sites.
> 
> Except that most fibre cable for outdoor use has a metal jacket....  :-)
> 
> Make sure it's properly grounded!

Is there a "going rate" for fiber that someone can post about?  Do you
buy it in 1000-ft spools like Cat5?

Cordially
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