RE: CAT5 stuff sourcing?

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Excellent - I'll ghive them a look-up - 2nd don't matter to me, as long as
they work!

Cheers.

Paul G.


>
>Hi Paul,
>
>Have you tried
>
>www.data-express.co.uk ?
>
>I use them all the time, they are very cheap and excellent service too!
>Don't worry about the minimum order numbers, they never stick to them!
>
>Also, I got my patch panels (24 port) from www.laptopbits.co.uk -
>admittedly
>they were second hand, but I got two (making a total of 48 ports) for
£40!
>
>Paul
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 12 June 2001 15:26
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] CAT5 stuff sourcing?
>
>
>(Trying to make up for lowering the tone earlier!)
>
>When (if?) my loft conversion comes about, I intend to move at least
part
>of
>
>my fledgling node 0 up there. (Some stuff will have to stay in the
cellar -
>unless Keith can come up with a USB version of the KAT5...)
>
>When I move "stuff" into the loft, I will put in some
"proper" structured
>cabling. (While all that construction is going on will be a good time
to
>pull some cables as well).
>
>I'm looking around for CAT5 patch panels and outlets, and was just
>wondering
>
>where's the best (cheapest?) place to buy.
>
>So far, Mike's 24-port panel on Lets Automate looks the best value I
have
>found, at £55 (£2.29 per port), but the Clipsal stuff looks too pricey
to
>use for the majority of the outlets (£18.22 for a double!). - I may use
>some
>
>Clipsals in visible locations, but most outlets won't be particularly
>visible, so some "bog standard" modular faceplates are going
to be OK. So
>far, I have found the following:
>
>Screwfix - £8.09 for a double
>RS WWW   - £8.95 for a double (but does not appear to be modular)
>RS WWW   - £14.68 for a double (definately is modular)
>
>To be honest, "most" locations will be pretty discreet, and
most will not
>require more than 2 outlets (I know, I know - don't say it!!). And I'm
>really not fussed from an aesthetic point of view whether I use modular
>faceplates or not.
>
>With that in mind, where's the cheapest source of double CAT5
faceplates?
>and patchpanels for that matter.
>
>Cheers.
>
>Paul G.
>
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