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From: kgg@zinn.MV.COM (Kenn Goutal)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Fiberoptic cable, small quantity
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Date: 19 May 91 12:36:51 GMT
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In article <8511@uceng.UC.EDU> schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (Steven V. Christensen) writes:
>Hi,
>	In my quest to gather material for my super-collosal 
>not-yet-build mega model railroad, I want to use some fiberoptics
>for displays. But I can't seem to find a company which will sell
>small quantities (i.e. 10 ft). There is a local distributor which
>has rolls at 6000+ ft, but a little too expensive for me.
>
>It doesn't have to be any special cable; "general use" will be
>fine.
>
>	Can anyone help me?
>
>		Steven
>-- 
>Steven V. Christensen
>U.C. College of Eng.
>schriste@uceng.uc.edu
>For the adventurous: svc@elf0.uucp

There was an article in /Model Railroader/ sometime in the last six
months (assuming I'm not having massive brain failure) that discussed
various uses of fiberop, and gave the address of a company from which
you could order it.  I don't remember which issue offhand, but if you
can't find it, bug me and I'll look it up.

-- Kenn Goutal

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