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Re: CAT5 Installation info


  • To: ukha_d <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: CAT5 Installation info
  • From: Keith Doxey <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:57:16 +0100
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One really important thing to avoid is standing on the cable whilst working
on the installation. The insulation is very thin and crushing or kinking
the
cable caused the copper wire to cut through the insulation. In can easily
get crushed to the point where the insulation is amost non-existant. If the
cable is under any prolonged pressure, either from cable ties or the weight
of other cables resting on it, the damaged insulation will eventually fail
completely and short out. This can happen several months or even years
later. I have found instances of this many times before.

Keith

Keith Doxey
http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nigel Orr [mailto:nigel.orr@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 March 2000 10:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CAT5 Installation info
>
> But if you are putting in cables for
> networks, it
> pays to be careful!  Particularly for these reasons:
>
> >Bend cable around 3" Dia                  1.9 dB
> >Bend cable around 1" Dia                  2.1 dB
> >Kink cable                                2.4 dB
>


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