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Issue #498

J versus LZ

We discussed new Polywater LZ's two primary characteristics in previous issues of the Friday Fax: compatibility with LSZH/LSHF cables, and non-combustibility of its dried residue (making it suitable for fire-retardant cable installations, just like Polywater J). But there are actually four relevant characteristics of LZ to keep in mind (and to sell with):

Compatible with LSZH/LSHF cables
Non-combustible dried residue
High-performance friction reduction
No halogen content

LZ isn't intended to replace J on spec jobs; it's to fill a specific niche where J isn't an appropriate lube choice (nor is any other lube): LSZH/LSHF cables. J's lower price and shelf availability will continue to make it the best option for most high-performance installations. But when low-smoke zero-halogen cables are involved, LZ is the perfect drop-in substitute. It does everything J does for other cables--including extreme friction reduction--plus offers the compatibility that other lubes can't. And since it makes no sense to install halogen-free cables with a lube that might contain halogen in its own residue, LZ was formulated with no halogen content--the only commercial lube so tested.

APC likes to believe there's real meat in the original research it conducts to support Polywater products. One beefy example is APC's White Paper entitled "A Study of Tension and Jamming When Pulling Cable Around Bends." This popular paper is the definitive (and only known) work on jam ratios. It's also a great example of the meat behind the motion of our salespeople's mouths. If your customers ever question whether APC really conducts research or knows cable pulling, a peek at this study provides the answer. This article is just one of many research papers and reports on our Engineers Corner section of the website. APC likes to serve up super-sized servings of this technology to the electrical and communications industries free of charge. This unfortunately sometimes benefits our competitors, an altruistic proposition we call "feeding the clueless."

The Friday Fax Editor's Joke of the Week

The Joke

More Chuck Norris Facts. 1) Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep. He waits. 2) Chuck Norris likes to knit sweaters in his free time. And by “knit,” I mean “kick,” and by “sweaters,” I mean “babies.” 3) Behind every successful man, there is a woman. Behind every dead man, there is Chuck Norris. 4) Chuck Norris doesn't believe in Germany. 5) For most people, home is where the heart is. For Chuck Norris, home is where he stores his collection of human skulls. 6) It is scientifically impossible for Chuck Norris to have had a mortal father. The most popular theory is that he went back in time and fathered himself. 7) There is no such thing as a lesbian, just a woman who has never met Chuck Norris. 8) The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Chuck Norris has been there. In that case the grass is most likely soaked in blood and tears. 9) Chuck Norris grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage. 10) The best part of waking up is not Folgers in your cup, but knowing that Chuck Norris didn't kill you in your sleep. 11) Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry; the man ate an Indian. 12) In ancient China there is a legend that one day a child will be born from a dragon, grow to be a man, and vanquish evil from the land. That man is not Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris killed that man.

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