On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:38:01 +0000 (UTC), Chuck Banshee
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:08:00 -0800, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Total is 175ft. However, I think you're underestimating the "extra"
cable needed at each end for service loops and just plain getting out of
the way of things. Add another 25ft. So, you need 200ft.

Hi Jeff,

You were totally right!

I'm always right (except when I'm wrong). I have a roll of nylon
twine, that I've marked every 10ft, that I use for estimating cable
runs (and also as a pull line). The numbers on the cable jacket are
handy for calculating if there's enough cable left in the box to do
the job.

One mistake I made was to buy all outdoor cable. In hind sight, only half
of the cable needed to be the tan outdoor quality. The rest could have
been cheaper indoor plenum (blue) stuff.

Neither is suitable if you're just dumping it on the ground. What you
want is direct burial cable, preferably gel filled, and possibly
armored. That's not cheap, but you only will need about 175 ft of it.
You won't find that at Home Despot, but might find it at an electrical
supply house. However, eBay is cheaper:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/380254910507
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190582159449
About $150/1000ft. Watch out for shipping charges. The stuff is
heavy. Notice the flakey white stuff on the wires. That's the gel. I
hate the stuff.

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