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How to Control Signal Leakage2984 views...just used aluminum foil to cover offending connectors.
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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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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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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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Improper Pole Attachment2533 viewsOne of those situations where you use whatever is handy when you dont have the right part. Check the next photo for an indication of the destructive nature of this pole attachment.
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Where did THIS pole come from???2515 viewsUnsecured power supply.
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Customer tampering2462 viewsApparently, a tv viewer in a lower unit of a duplex used this inventive way of connecting to the cable system. Twin lead is jammed into the coaxial connector of the cable system. Add this to the list of a million things you can do with duct tape. This is a good signal leakage radiator.
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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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Oops! Something fell out!2412 viewsSaddly, this power supply seems to have suffered a hernia. The power coupler seems to have fallen out of the, ah, guts of the power supply.
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This looks more like modern art than splicing!!2359 viewsVery poor rebuild splicing. Interference to telephone facilities. reliability problems.
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Waiting To Bite2300 viewsI don't want to be the poor hapless sole who steps on this cable TV vault and lid, especially at night. That is, of course, unless I know of a good tort attorney.
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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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Poor installation at a City Hall2243 viewsThis installation fail to meet the workmanship requirement of NEC 820-6. The cable opeator made it easy to cite by placing this mess at City Hall.
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Why bury, we have bushes to hide it.2237 viewsIn this picture, a replacement drop has been installed utilizing the new drop-in-duct product and rather than bury the DIC, the installation crew merely ran it through the bushes to the pedestal, laying it on the surface of the ground.
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Plant Interfering with Power Co. Switch Bar2167 viewsThe cable TV plant isn't properly attached to the pole. The plant is held by a rope attached to the RAMS HEAD down guy attachment. The cables are pushing against the power company breaker push rod.
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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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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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You are way out of line on this...2108 viewsStrand pulled seriously out of line. This cable is substantially pulled out of the pole line due to tension from a span over an intersection.
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No security2088 viewsOld cable tv plant with no apparent signs of maintenance.
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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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Loose Plant hanging from mule tape.2005 viewsOld plant is tied up to the telephone pole by means of mule tape.
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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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Leakage Control - The Good Old Way1985 viewsClose up of how to stop a leaky system. Just use foil and black tape!
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When the Rubber Meets the Power Supply1972 viewsHow creative! Using the rubberized pants from a rain suit (plus some duct tape) to cover a power supply module sitting atop a power supply cabinet!
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We have enough now, you can stop pushing.!!!1919 viewsUnsecured cables and conduit pole risers. Excess conduit is hanging loose and not properly secured.
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Loose Distribution Cable1875 viewsUse of coaxial tails to hold plant to strand. Also notice the loose cables to the power supply attached at the far pole (right side of photograph).
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"The drop bury crew will be here tomorrow. I promise".....1870 viewsCable drops run on top of the ground rather than properly buried. These drops have existed like this for over 2 years, being moved out of the way to mow the lawn.
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Open power supply1865 viewsWe found this power supply open and exposed to the elements. Note that the power supply module is sitting on top of several sheets of flammable foam rubber in an attempt to quiet the transformer hum.
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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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Is this a rats nest, or what??1846 viewsDue to insufficient clearances between cable and telephone, this rats nest of drop wiring interferes with both parties and is a hazard to maintenance personnel.
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Rebuild? Who stopped the rebuild?1836 viewsThe cable operator stopped a rebuild-in-progress and left this amplifier mess in place over a winter.
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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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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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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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You can stop pulling now!!!1779 viewsFiber riser conduits not trimmed, nor covered, not properly secured. Excessively long. Poor workmanship.
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Why cables should not rest on traffic signal arms #2 of 21769 viewsIn this close-up of a cable TV distribution cable, you can clearly see the effects of wear on the cable. Eventually this line will wear through, fail, radiate signals, and permit ingress to impact picture quality.
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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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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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It's supposed to be buried. That is why they call it an underground drop.1753 viewsAnother example of an underground drop without benefit of undergrounding.
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Clean this up1745 viewsBroken lashing wire. Drops not properly secured to pole. Drop maintenance.
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I know there is a phone terminal in here somewhere!!!!1740 viewsLoose cable drops interfere with maintenance of telephone facilities. This is where drop slack storage and maintenace is important.
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Extension cord power supply1726 viewsThis picture shows two power supplies mounted on the same pole. Note that the lower power supply is being furnished power via a piece of extension cord cable running from the top power supply. Not an NEC acceptable method of powering.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Loose Distribution Cable over Trolley Lines1661 viewsUse of coaxial tails to hold plant to strand over energized trolley wires.
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Power supply in a box1659 viewsDuring a recent rebuild, this operator decided it was more convenient to place a temporary power supply on top of the old one. They even went so far as to leave it in its original "protective" packaging, and connect it via an extension cord pinched in the door of the cabinet. Multiple NEC code violations.
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Wrong Clamp - Wrong Time1659 viewsHere's an example of using the wrong type of ground clamp (not permitted outside) with the wrong size of wire (the #6 is too large for the clamp).
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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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Not a neutral approach to grounding.1642 viewsHumm. A pipe clamp ground on...what is that...the power neutral. And, look, isn't that the ground wire resting on the hot lead of the power drop?!
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No one will see this. Why do a good job.1624 viewsIn this wiring closet on the side of a condominium, installers spent a minimum amount of time trimming and properly installing the ground blocks and ground. Not only was the work shoddy, the ground block is not designed to receive three ground wires. Multiple NEC violations here and poor workmanship.
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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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Multiple infractions here1605 viewsPoor workmanship, anchoring, loose down guys, loose bonds. Potpourri here.
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Not quite finished here.1602 viewsIncomplete and sloppy rebuild construction. Riser conduits not properly trimmed to length. Cables not secured. Cable straps not tightened.
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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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