[plug] This weekend re. PLUG cabling and server

Kevin Shackleton krshackleton at gmail.com
Tue Oct 2 18:25:36 WST 2012


OK Craig.  Let me know when.  I do have some Cat5e kicking around - we
could use the bank's twinax or whatever to pull some half decent wire
through!

I did a test'n'tag course today so I can slap some tags on mains items too,
duty of care and all . . . :-)

Cheers,

Kevin.

On 2 October 2012 17:22, Craig Inches <xayto at xayto.net> wrote:

> Hey All,
>
> Ive been in contact with Brodie, and unfortunately we are going to have
> to push back the cable day at Spacecubed, getting access to the cieling
> space to assess requirements is proving to be troublesome. But will keep
> everyone informed, I think I will wait till we have everything in place
> then email the list we dates this time round ;)
>
> Kevin: Yes I have a open registration and structured cabling quals, I am
> hoping as this is a old bank with plenty of old cabling around that
> there will be something in place we can utilise without incurring more
> costs but I will confirm when I can get in there. If your interested in
> helping out let me know! always use another cabler (especially if your
> currently practicing as its been awhile since ive done an install)
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 09:27:28PM +0800, Kevin Shackleton wrote:
> >    Pluggers,
> >
> >    I don't know what the deal is at Space Cubed with assistance, but
> >    installed data cabling needs to be done or at least supervised by a
> >    licensed cabler.* So that proper separation from mains is observed,
> etc.*
> >    Is there a plan to have a licensed cabler on site?
> >
> >    I have a cabling licence, but at this point I'm not sure if I'll be
> >    available on 6 Oct.* I don't have a certifying tool on hand, but it
> would
> >    be a good idea for someone to borrow one if they can.
> >
> >    If you're going across some ceiling space you'll almost certainly
> want to
> >    hang the wires from a catenary of galv steel wire, with cable ties
> every
> >    50 cm, so you're not laying the data cables on top of the fluoro power
> >    cables.
> >
> >    Cheers,
> >
> >    Kevin.
> >
> >    On 25 September 2012 20:54, Euan de Kock <[1]euan at dekock.net> wrote:
> >
> >      Hi Craig,
> >
> >      Thanks for the update.
> >
> >      I'll sign up for the 6th.
> >
> >      I can bring:
> >
> >      Hacksaw, cutters, pliers etc, multimeter, electric drill (mains and
> >      battery version), I also have a RJ45 crimping tool.
> >
> >      Regards,
> >
> >      Euan.
> >      On 09/25/12 20:41, Craig Inches wrote:
> >      > Hi All,
> >      >
> >      > Ok lets try this one again! Im sorry ive been having some
> difficulty
> >      > with my emails past week or so and swamped with work and Uni so
> not
> >      alot
> >      > of time to investigate whats going on.
> >      >
> >      > Ok so far I havent had a chance to get in and look around the
> ceiling
> >      to
> >      > confirm some good cable runs, but I will contact Brodie to
> organise
> >      this
> >      > either later this week or over the long weekend.
> >      >
> >      > I unfortunately will not be available this Saturday due to work,
> >      > but willing to commit to the weekend after to PLUG Cable fest.
> >      >
> >      > Can I get a show of hands of who would be willing/able to come
> along
> >      and
> >      > help out PLUG and Space Cubed on the Saturday 6th Oct??
> >      >
> >      > All Welcome, looking for as much help to get this done in a day.
> Its
> >      not
> >      > overly complex just some wall sockets and relatively short runs of
> >      > cable, so if you always wondered how the damn things are put
> together
> >      > come along and take a look.
> >      >
> >      > Also if you have some hand tools to loan for the day,
> >      > drills/hacksaws/krone tools etc they would be greatly
> appreiciated!
> >      >
> >      > Cheers,
> >      > Craig
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:50:21PM +0800, Alastair Irvine wrote:
> >      >> Hi, Craig.
> >      >>
> >      >> I hear that you're interested in checking out Spacecubed this
> >      >> weekend for cabling and such.
> >      >>
> >      >> We'd like to work around that to find a time in which to work on
> the
> >      >> new plug server. *Can you please let us know your plans, if any?
> >      >>
> >      >> If no-one else has any preference, I'd suggest Saturday for the
> >      >> Spacecubed thing, that way I can get do on Saturday something
> that I
> >      >> need to do this weekend that's going to take me several hours.
> >      >> Therefore I'll be free on Sunday for server stuff.
> >      >>
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> >      >> * * like a retard.
> >      >>
> >
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