Post #3603491
2026-07-05 08:37 UTC
@datenwolf@chaos.social @purple@nya.social @futurebird@sauropods.win @fivetonsflax@tilde.zone @oscherler@tooting.ch @argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @CursedSilicon@social.treehouse.systems
The outer cable sheath and the fiber sheath will take a long time to break down enough for that to happen. I suppose I won't bet on it lasting 60 years, though, just as the copper pairs in my neighborhood haven't.
Replies (1)
-
@datenwolf@chaos.social 2026-07-05 08:41
@brouhaha@mastodon.social @purple@nya.social @futurebird@sauropods.win @fivetonsflax@tilde.zone @oscherler@tooting.ch @argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org @CursedSilicon@social.treehouse.systems A lot of the engineering that goes into manufacturing optical fiber cables for outdoor and/or buried installation goes/went into the water barriers. Yes, it should be fine for the coming decades. Just don't expect the same for 900µm buffer fiber pulled through burried hollow channel conduits. I mean the conduits by themselves are fine, but the way they're installed…