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Broadband Related => Broadband Technology => Topic started by: gt94sss2 on September 07, 2020, 01:47:49 AM

Title: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: gt94sss2 on September 07, 2020, 01:47:49 AM
Does anyone know what piece of OR kit is on top of this PCP?

I've never seen this before..

(https://i.ibb.co/LkzS9Z2/IMG-20200906-192813.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LkzS9Z2)
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: burakkucat on September 07, 2020, 05:55:05 PM
Interesting.

If you are willing to disclose the location, then perhaps somebody with access to the various records might be able to see what's what.  :-\
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: j0hn on September 07, 2020, 06:15:29 PM
It will be an expansion pod for tie cables to accommodate the pod on the left, which I would guess is a VDSL Sidepod.

The right hand side of the cabinet looks like it would stick out beyond the fence and would be obstructive to the path.

I've seen such a top before (well similar but not identical) on a PCP with a brick wall right up against the PCP on 1 side and a vented pod on the other side.

The lack of vents certainly suggests there's no electronics inside.
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: Black Sheep on September 07, 2020, 06:22:47 PM
They are called 'Top boxes' and house the splitter blocks.
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: burakkucat on September 07, 2020, 06:25:46 PM
Now we know. Straight from the horse's sheep's mouth.

Thank you.  :)
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: Black Sheep on September 07, 2020, 06:35:45 PM
Quote from: burakkucat on September 07, 2020, 06:25:46 PM
Now we know. Straight from the horse's sheep's mouth.

Thank you.  :)

 :D :D
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: RealAleMadrid on September 07, 2020, 07:14:48 PM
Looks like a toilet to me. ;D
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: gt94sss2 on September 07, 2020, 07:19:50 PM
Many thanks for the information. For those interested it's PCP4 on the Wandsworth exchange at https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWidt3Y4yyQ9ZtHn9

Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: S.Stephenson on September 07, 2020, 08:38:13 PM
Saw one at Greenwich when I was being all touristy.

Looks like it was their only option with that fence  :lol:
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: j0hn on September 07, 2020, 08:43:53 PM
Quote from: S.Stephenson on September 07, 2020, 08:38:13 PM
Saw one at Greenwich when I was being all touristy.

Looks like it was their only option with that fence  :lol:

This is the kind of situation the top box I saw was in.
It was a brick wall rather than a fence though.
Simple fix for a common problem I reckon.
There must be a fair few PCP's in tight spaces.

Have these "top boxes" been around long BS?
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: Black Sheep on September 08, 2020, 10:32:46 AM
Quote from: j0hn on September 07, 2020, 08:43:53 PM


Have these "top boxes" been around long BS?

Hi j0hn

Not really, pal .... May 2019 is probably the earliest I have vision of them entering our street furniture items.
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: tickmike on September 09, 2020, 10:31:22 AM
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Not really, pal .... May 2019 is probably the earliest I have vision of them entering our street furniture items.

Does the top of the PCP have to be drilled or are there 'hidden' conduit blanks there. ?

Same for a 'side pod' ?
Title: Re: Whats attached to this PCP?
Post by: Black Sheep on September 09, 2020, 04:01:59 PM
Quote from: tickmike on September 09, 2020, 10:31:22 AM
Does the top of the PCP have to be drilled or are there 'hidden' conduit blanks there. ?

Same for a 'side pod' ?

I've never seen one in the real world, but looking at our ISIS document around the installation of these top-boxes, there's a bit more to the process than the side-pod apertures, such as removing the existing PCP 'roof', drilling and jigging out the new top box, secure, seal  and earth bond, then replacing roof (that is in a nutshell - i'm not going through the entire procedure) :-) .