[sdiy] phone cord, hook up wire?

[Paul Perry]

Thanks for the warning! the stuff I get is from office buildings
that have been demolished, I guess the stuff in the waterlogged
trenches and tunnels would be the ones with the goop.
Incidentally, these old phone systems sometimes have 50v
power supplies (in a box 2ft by 6 inches by 6 inches or so)
useful for a DIY amp.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DTK"
> You'll want to check it out thoroughly before you take it home though... A
> lot of the 50 pair cables are flooded cables, meaning a weatherproofing
> agent is injected into the jacket along with the wires.  Most flooded
phone
> cables use a substance that we refer to as "icky-pick" :)  Its *very*
sticky
> and it doesn't come off well at all... from the wires or your hands or
> anything else really.
>