Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoFound some temporarely mounted very shielded looking wire running across what seems to be a construction site which goes into the ground on both sides. Anyone got an Idea what its being used for?lemmy.ohaa.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkFound some temporarely mounted very shielded looking wire running across what seems to be a construction site which goes into the ground on both sides. Anyone got an Idea what its being used for?lemmy.ohaa.xyzOha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz to What is this thing?@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agothey are copper pipes though. Copper pipe within a copper pipe, Also known as rigid coax
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoYes, just that it was being used as a GIANT cable. The inner piece was about an inch (2.5 cm) diameter pipe carrying the signal, and the outer pipe acted as the shield, with plastic spacers to keep the inner piece aligned.
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 days agoyes, that’s rigid coax. It’s literally a copper pipe.
minus-squareWallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·5 days agoI feel like “pipe” in most contexts implies something with an open interior to carry liquid or material
they are copper pipes though. Copper pipe within a copper pipe, Also known as rigid coax
Yes, just that it was being used as a GIANT cable. The inner piece was about an inch (2.5 cm) diameter pipe carrying the signal, and the outer pipe acted as the shield, with plastic spacers to keep the inner piece aligned.
yes, that’s rigid coax. It’s literally a copper pipe.
I feel like “pipe” in most contexts implies something with an open interior to carry liquid or material