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Multi-Purpose Splitter Tap1302 viewsWe probably all have seen this before. A tap used as a splitter with a pin to f connector on the seizure screw Feeding a customer with R.F. along with A.C.
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Leakage Repair Kit - Removed From System2137 viewsThis leakage repair kit was recently removed from a system after a rebuild. It's just the right size for .750 cable. We're unclear whether the can-brand had any special leakage control properties, but we can guess it had special properties for the person who had to drain the can for this most important use.
This is not a staged photo: This REALLY came out of a system.
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Damage to telephone pole.2412 viewsNote the wear damage to this pole as a result of the rubbing action of a logging chain used as a temporary although apparently permanent pole attachment. It is only a matter of time.....
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A little bit close to power.2261 viewsCable strand and cable passes THROUGH the power loops of the transformer. Strand clamp is mounted too close to power. Note second cable operator mounted on stand off bracket to provide required clearance.
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Drop control box1508 viewsThe drop control box is located so as to require the installers and techs to have to place their ladders next to power, and work within just a few inches of the power drop at the weather head. Also notice that the ground wire from the box runs to the old light fixture above, rather than to the mast of the power drop.
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Yellow rope: It makes it much easier to find bad things.1861 viewsThe yellow rope is holding up new plant at a mid-intersection cross-over solely by securing the plant via the rope to the strand clamp. This is over a busy intersection. Should the rope fail, it will drop the cables into the intersection.
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Extension Cord Power Supply, Close-up view1594 viewsThis picture shows how the normal flextite power entrance conduit has been removed from the bottom of the power supply in order to permit the installation of a piece of regular extension cord cable to be installed to service the power supply mounted below. Very unsafe and not code compliant.
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Why cables should not rest on traffic signal arms #1 of 21796 viewsWhen plant is allowed to rest on traffic signal arms (or light standard arms, etc.) eventually wear will occur as the cables rub the arm. This will result in plant problems, and can damage the traffic signal arm, too.
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If it's green it must be a ground, right?1712 viewsOne more example of grounding to gas, but with a twist... grounded to a non-conductive gas pipe. At least its on the low pressure side of the meter?! (just kidding).
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How to clamp the power drop to the riser...1763 views...use coax. Actually, someone (sub? installer? tech? roofer? Santa?) has pulled up the slack of a drop by wrapping it around the service mast. Not the best of ideas, eh?
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When the Rubber Meets the Power Supply #22539 viewsIn this close-up you can see how the tech was creative in his/her use of the rain pants and duct tape!
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Security Bars Not A Bar to Entry2574 viewsHere are two Alpha power supplies equiped with add-on security bars (think: Soft Drink vending machines at gas stations). The vandals going after the batteries found these security bars to be, well, no bar to entry!
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Down guy drop (Part 1 of 2)1782 viewsIn this unusual picture, an installer ran a drop cable from an overhead tap to an underground install by attaching the drop to the anchor guy and then burying the drop from the base of the anchor over to the house. Down guys are not cable supports.
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Double your power, double your loss....2015 viewsOpen power supply. Not secured as required by NEC. Invitation to vandalism or theft. Potential safety hazard to public.
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Clean this up1745 viewsBroken lashing wire. Drops not properly secured to pole. Drop maintenance.
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This is a radiating experience....2576 viewsAs a new version of wireless. This splitter now provides a great radiating source for signal leakage as well as a twisted pair to service an additional outlet. The TV viewer was quite creative in this effort.
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A little too close for comfort...1623 viewsAnother case of proximity to power. While trying to follow the other utilities, the installer has placed his P-hook and the drop attachment much to close to the power weatherhead. NEC states a minimum of 12 inches of clearance from ANY part of the drop at or prior to the attachment point.
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Attachment to power mast1447 viewsA typical but improper attachment to the power mast above the roof. NEC prohibits the attachment of a drop to an above-roof mast that contains electrical conductors.
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Use the power bracket.. NOT.1657 viewsCan't get much closer to power than to use their bracket as an attachment point for cable. Violates the NEC by being less than the minimum 12 inches from any part of the power drop at or prior to the attachment point.
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A long, long pigtail ground1674 viewsAnother pigtail ground. This method of wire wrapping creates and electrical component called an inductor and reduces its performance as a ground wire.
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Workmanship issues1704 viewsThis installation indicates workmanship issues as indicated by the loose wiring, but also improperly grounded to the light fixture adjacent.
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Just laying around1753 viewsAccording to a local report, this coil of fiber has been sitting at the bottom of this pole for over a year. Incomplete rebuild construction.
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Here we go loop de loop!1473 viewsIncomplete fiber construction. Fiber slack loops and splice case left dangling, secured by ty-wraps. Interferes with telephone facilites.
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It's not a pole step!!1717 viewsThis junction box for the electrical wiring for this power supply box was not intended as an apparent pole step. This damaged wire receptical has wiring exposed to the elements now and open to water intrusion.
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Will it survive a hit??1793 viewsTower guy bond wire. Tower guy bonds generally consist of a conductor made out of the same strand or a suitable guage material, but in this case someone used a simple #14 ground wire as a bond. Most likely totally ineffective in the event of a lightning strike.
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Dish Grounding Methods. Not this one...1681 viewsGround wire attachments to the base of a satellite dish. Wrapping the wires around the bolts and crushing them with the nuts is not an approved attachment method. Proper installation calls for the use of approved wire lugs or exothermic welding (Cadweld).
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No security here...1372 viewsMDU wiring. Workmanship issues here as well as secutity and NEC. Lockbox lid is missing. Wiring is hanging out. Not grounded and too close to power.
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This must be an interesting view.....1366 viewsMDU wiring run on the roof. At one time, the wiring was run up the side of the building in moulding, but the covers have come off and the wiring is now blocking the window. Wiring run on top of the roof is a violation of the NEC Section 820-10(d).
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Down guy drop (Part 2 of 2)1556 viewsClose-up view of the cable drop at the base of an anchor guy where it is now buried over to a home. The installer apparently used the anchor guy as a means of getting from the overhead tap to the lawn.
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Not an overhead drop, and not an undergroup drop, either.1679 viewsUnderground drops not buried to proper depth, or in this case, not even buried. Note where the cable crosses over the top of the garden edging.
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It is such an obvious attachment point. Why shouldn't I use it??1714 viewsCable drop attached to the power mast above the roofline and in close proximity to the power conductors. NEC 820-10(b) requires a minimum of 12 inches of clearance from the wires, and NEC 820-10(c) prohibits the attachment to a riser that contains electrical conductors.
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OOPs, forgot to tighten the nut.1541 viewsCable bracket has become detached from a horizontal support arm.
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Rope is always a handy thing to have ...1549 viewsCable slack span supported by rope. This is the result of a pole changeout in which the new pole was place further streetside of the existing pole, creating a gap between the existing deadend and the new pole. Solved by installing a rope attached to the strand. Incomplete pole changeout.
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Blowing in the wind...1230 viewsAbandoned rebuild riser cables. Exposed and loose cable stubs abandoned and left over from design changes as part of a rebuild. Removed from service, but not physically removed or properly secured to prevent damage or injury.
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More power, I need more power....1317 viewsThis drop attachment point places the drop as well as the cable installer much to close to dangerous power conductors. This placement violates NEC 820-10(b).
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OK, that fixes the low drop problem....1426 viewsThis cable drop is tangled in the power drop, but, gee, it has very good clearance over the street.
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Ungrounded Multiple Dwelling Unit Drops2001 viewsUngrounded MDU drops. In addition to being unsecured and the lid missing on this MDU connection box, the #6 ground wire has been completely disconnected and extends to the left of the box.
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Just let it all hang down1069 viewsOld cable plant cut and dropped into the tree limbs as part of a rebuild. Contractor failed to wreckout the old plant creating a safety hazard.
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OK, What happened to the pole vaulter?1263 viewsFiber riser not secured to the pole, nor was it properly trimmed to length.
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Incomplete pole transfer. (Incomplete pole!)1687 viewsWhen a pole transfer is not promptly completed damage to the plant can occur. Here, the remaining portion of this pole stub has damaged and bent the coaxial cable due to the weight. This can result in poor picture quality for some/many subscribers.
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Coiled ground not secured910 viewsPigtail ground. This ground wire was coiled many times and as a result, it is not run as straight as possible and as an Inductor, inhibits the ground capability.
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I said, "You can stop pulling now"996 viewsExtra unsecured conduit risers. Excess length. Left hanging as excess conduit as rebuild passed.
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'Grounded' to gas locate wire!?!1275 viewsA novel ground connection. In this photo, look for the orange locator wire next to the gas regulator. Cable installer has spliced the building ground conductor to the gas company locate wire that runs with the plastic underground gas pipe.
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A double gas meter ground954 viewsGround to gas. Look between the meters. Green ground wire extends from cable wiring under the house craw hole to a ground clamp attached to the gas supply pipe in the middle. NOT an approved ground connection. .
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More grounded to the gas meter828 viewsGround to Gas.
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And now in living color....910 viewsYes, the building is this color (purple/pink?). Ground wire was not secured. Paint was not scraped prior to installation of the clamp over the spray stucco coating.
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Drop (Un)control box1353 viewsDrop Control Box?? From the picture it appears that a lock box has been removed and a new drop control box installed that contains a tap. It is not exactly controlling the drops. Workmanship issues and not grounded.
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Any screw will do810 viewsGround connection to a panel lock. This poor ground connection was made by passing the ground conductor through a hole in a security sleeve installed by the power company on a meter panel.
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Secure it to the electric panel fastener785 viewsCloseup of a ground connection made using a lug to the panel screw holding the safety panel inside of a breaker panel. Note the exposed conductor rubbing against the bottom of the breaker box. Not an approved connection or connection point.
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A wonderful ground to gas778 viewsGrounded to Gas. One of our favorites. NOT an approved NEC ground connection.
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MDU destruction1014 viewsA good example of what happens when someone breaks into a lock box and no one makes the effort to fix it. Held up by a couple of ty-wraps, this MDU box has seen end of life. Note the broken distribution cable at the bottom. PS...It's not grounded, either.
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Breaker box panel screw687 viewsGround to the center lid screw on a circuit breaker panel. Not an approved ground connection as it interferes with the opening or maintenance of the breaker panel.
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Good neutral bond, but not legal. Dangerous too!!1277 viewsIn this case, the installer ran a ground wire into the main electrical panel and installed a wire clamp on the utility neutral conductor.
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Just twist them all together. .749 viewsMultiple conductors on the same ground clamp. As indicated in the picture, multiple ground wires were twisted together and then clamped under a Fargo clamp. This connector is not rated for this kind of connection.
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Rusty ground connection666 viewsGround strap on a very rusty power weatherhead. The installer had to work his way through the power conductors to make this very poor connection to an extremely rusted power mast. No apparent effort to clean or prepare the grounding surface. Too close to power conductors.
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A messy MDU723 viewsMDU wiring and security. On this building, the lock box has been abandoned and wiring left exposed on the outside of the building including filters and splitters. Very poor workmanship and security.
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Another floodlight ground, MDU542 viewsMDU ground to a flood light fixture. The MDU rebuild crew decided that a floodlight over a carport on this MDU was a suitable place to run the ground wire. Note the copper ground strap wrapped around the painted electrical conduit.
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Cable drops across power conductors771 viewsMDU wiring. According to the building owner, this was "after" the upgrade, which was 'completed' in a single day. Wires run over the roof, even on top of the power drop conductors. Lock box has been broken into and wiring is a mess. Poor workmanship.
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You're rubbing me the wrong way...2115 views Strand mounted cable equipment is interfering with access to the telephone splice case.
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Wiring run too close to power759 viewsIn this photo you will observe the cable wire run directly under the main power conductors. The NEC prohibits any run of wiring to come within 12 inches of the power cables prior to the weatherhead. In this case, the installer had to pass the cable between the conductors.
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