LANshack February 21st, 2014 Newsletter

I plan to buy a 6 strand Pre-Terminated fiber optic assembly from LANshack to pull underground between two buildings and I want to know the thickness of the Pulling Basket (pulling eye) so that I can determine the size of the conduit that we will install.  

The thickness of the pulling basket is approximately ¾" but you would not want to use that measurement to determine a conduit size. It is crucial that you design the conduit for minimum drag for the pull. So that means as few bends as possible with the largest radiuses. Larger conduits have bigger radius bends by default. We recommend that underground conduits, if newly installed, should be a minimum size of between 1.5" to 2". If the run is long, or if you anticipate the possibility of additional future pulls, then you may want to install a conduit of up to 4" (or greater). Once the trench is dug, the installation of the conduit is comparably easy and inexpensive. You may also want to consider installing additional conduits for future use. For more information go to: http://www.lanshack.com/PullingFiberOptic.aspx