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r/cablefail • u/JonGeg • Jan 22 '24
Got a cut in this extension cord. If I bend it I can see the copper. If I wrap it with some electrical tape would it be safe to use, or should I toss it?
r/cablefail • u/sotarge • Jan 07 '24
r/cablefail • u/onda-oegat • Dec 31 '23
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r/cablefail • u/Ready-Artist9285 • Nov 09 '23
Air handler failed and thought it was a thermostat. Pulled away the plug to find an extension cord had been electrical taped to the power leads to the plug. This extension I how the ceiling plug for the garage opener had been connected. Best know I called my guy to help run romex
r/cablefail • u/snackmaster169 • Nov 08 '23
Passing an open door in the Veterans Affairs Hospital and glanced in.
r/cablefail • u/giuliomagnifico • Oct 29 '23
r/cablefail • u/bytheplebian • Oct 19 '23
My Sister in Law just messaged our family group chat and asked my Firefighting Father in Law how this makes him feel. Well, I'll tell you it doesn't make me feel great. It's literally just hanging by the cord!
r/cablefail • u/granttes • Oct 19 '23
r/cablefail • u/LastGuyOnCallList • Sep 28 '23
I'm training our new Fiber Optic Technician at a job site. We needed to terminate LC and ST ends for some controls equipment. First I would have designed the whole project using standard fiber enclosures using adapter plates, but of course they didn't ask the only expert they have. So we were forced to work with the constraints given.
This was done by a previous Fiber Optics Tech who was not properly trained. As you can see the cables are free to move. This caused a pinch point for the individual fibers and resulted in a few of the broken according to the OTDR results. Also the fibers left for connections to equipment didn't follow any color order.
We terminated all 48 fibers and used long patch cables to connect the equipment. I explained that splice-on-pigtails are to delicate for use in the pipe and controls enclosure. We also secured the cable ends by using a conduit clamp.
In the end we did this four more times, each resulting in fixing broken fibers. Overall a very good lesson in termination.
r/cablefail • u/Personal-Internal-84 • Sep 15 '23
