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Old 03-11-2011, 04:44 PM   #3
David M
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Here is the trick....you let the existing wire or cable be the fish tape. I have done this for fishing lines through boat masts and through bulkheads of boats.


Get yourself some nylon line, 1/4 inch is good. Don't use string because you may break it if you have to pull hard. Disconnect an existing cable at the house or garage and then tie the nylon line with a Sailor's gripping hitch to the disconnected cable. Don't bend the coax sharply. From the other end of the same cable, pull the cable out from the conduit. After you pull it all the way through, when you see the knot you just tied, tie on the new cable. Then on the other side, use the nylon line to pull both cables through the conduit. One trick is to wind some electrical tape over the knot so it is less likely to snag on anything.
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