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Re: Maximum distance for SCART


  • Subject: Re: Maximum distance for SCART
  • From: andrew_richards_2000
  • Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 22:14:00 +0000

Keith

I agree, but what about the voltage drop? At 15m from my PSU, if my
maths is right, I'm close to a 4% drop on a 12v supply over CAT5. Is
KAT5 comfortable with this, or should I double-up some of the cores?

Andrew




--- In kat5-users@y..., "Keith Doxey" <kat5users@d...>
wrote:
> NO !!!
>
> Dont fit a jack to the faceplate. You will have to have a cable to
the jack
> and it will ONLY be useable for that purpose. By all means feed
power from a
> remote power supply, but use CAT5 cable and RJ45.
>
> At "Node 0" you can wire some wall warts to some spare ports
on a
patch
> panel and patch the power to whichever socket you wish. At the
distant end
> you get a CAT5 patch cord and cut it in half, fit a suitable 2.1mm
DC power
> plug to the cut end and plug the two CAT5 cables into the KAT5
module.
>
> Keith
>







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