Makes sense actually.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Mark Radabaugh" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 3/22/2017 10:42:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Dumb Question
Hum… thinking about it more. The phone drop would have originally
been two parallel conductors with insulation. They were not originally
twisted pairs in the phone network and placing the two wires flat next
to each other uses the least insulation material.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US3134845A/en?q=telephone&q=drop&q=cable&before=19700101&page=3
Mark
On Mar 22, 2017, at 10:19 PM, Mark Radabaugh <[email protected]> wrote:
It copies the standard for telephone drop cables and works with the
same drop wire clamps that have been used for years. As to why
telephone drop cable is flat probably requires research into old telco
practices. Given the amount of research Bell Labs did over the years
I’m sure there is a very good reason.
Mark
On Mar 22, 2017, at 9:37 PM, Colin Stanners <[email protected]>
wrote:
The standard is one buffer tube at the middle, with one strength
member on each side. Maybe the additional strength members of a
rounded cable increases cost but doesn't help strength? Or as flat
cable takes up less space on the reel?
On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 8:32 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]>
wrote:
Why are fiber drop cables flat?
