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Telephone Drop Wire
Submitted by fyl on Fri, 2009/07/03 - 10:41.
I am looking for a source of telephone drop wire. That's the stuff that runs from the telephone poll to your house. You can find one example here which is copper-clad steel. Another type has copper conductors and a steel support wire.
Clearly Enitel has it but asking an Esteli installer is not likely to get me source information. I need more than what would make a "gift".
By "looking for" I mean here in Nicaragua. It is easy to find in the U.S. (and in China where it all seems to be made these days). If I needed 100 km, that might make sense but I am talking about around half a kilometer. A roll would typically be 1km which is fine.
Another alternative might be RG-6 coax that is used for old (meaning not bi-directional) cable TV installations. ESTESA here has already upgraded so their trash bin is not going to be the place to look anymore.
Gracias.
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Mike says to check with Sinter in Managua - it's a big office and he's found a lot there. They also have a small office in Chinandega where the receptionist can look up what you need and let you know if they carry it. Stacy
My first guess
That was where I looked first. The person who runs the Esteli office has turned into a friend. I am in there all the time and they really do have a nice assortment of stuff available.
But, elctrical stuff they have but not telephone stuff. I did get, for example, a 2-meter length of DIN rail there. That amazed me but made my DIN-mount breakers very happy.