Wow. Running AC outside was not something I had seriously considered.
What's an electrician charge for that typically?
------ Original Message ------
From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 3/27/2017 4:52:38 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] FTTH install practices
Almost totally outdoor. But this is with DSL conversions mostly. The
CAT5 already exists to the outside of the home.
Also, when we have taken the fiber indoors, there have been a few times
it got cut by satellite installers and others. Much more of a problem.
We put a cyber power unit on the outside of the house. Pay an
electrician to get power to it, generally from the power entrance.
Not POE powered. That would be a very good wrinkle. The main problem
is the 11-16 volt requirement of the ONT. That takes a half amp and
may be a problem with several ohms of CAT5. I did do one for fun with
my poe inserters. Perhaps that could be a new product.... hmmmm. Will
run some numbers...
If this is greenfield, I might go indoor.
From:Adam Moffett
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 12:54 PM
To:Animal Farm
Subject: [AFMUG] FTTH install practices
Do you guys typically use an outdoor ONT or indoor? I see pros and
cons.
If it's outdoor I assume it's POE powered and you just run CAT5 into
the house, correct?
And inside your NID enclosure I imagine you splice your drop cable into
a pigtail with a factory end. That seems like the simplest, cleanest
way to me.
On the other hand, I'm finding at least some vendors (Alphion) who only
sell indoor ONT's. So in that case, I'm thinking the splice enclosure
goes INSIDE the house because you're splicing to an indoor tight
buffered patch cable which I run to the ONT.
On the third hand, if the NID enclosure is outdoors, then I need slack
loops big enough to bring the enclosure (or splice tray) inside a truck
to work on it, whereas I could splice in the customer's basement
without an issue, so maybe I only need 10' of slack down there.
I guess I'm dumping my thoughts so those of you with more experience
can criticize my wrong headed thinking and tell me what the right
choices are before I f*** this up.
