Re: Earthing

["Alan Cockerton" <alancc@xxxxxxx>]

It probably would not cause any problem if it is next to the socket, just
good practice.

Alancc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garwood" <themanse@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:59 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Earthing


> Alancc
> Thanks for that.
>
> I was wondering because I went round one of our local showhomes which
had
> been wired by on of these structured cabling companies with CAT5 and
their
> sockets were about as close to the mains socket as you could get??
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Cockerton [SMTP:alancc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 May 2001 22:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Earthing
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> If you have the CAT 5 socket mounted on a metal box then siting it
next to
> the mains socket should cause no problem, not right next to it say
about
> 75mm away. You must run the CAT 5 cables away from the mains ones.
>
> You should earth all metal boxes and fit rubber grommets, connecting
it to
> the socket is a good way to do this, don't forget the socket back box
> should
> also be earthed not just the earth connection on the back of the
socket
> itself.
>
> Alancc
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <themanse@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:46 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Earthing
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> > Hello
> >
> > I am putting in CAT5 cabling in my house, how far, on the wall,
> > should the sockets be sited away from mains sockets?
> >
> > Should I earth the metal back box of the Cat5 sockets ?
> >
> > If so, is it ok to earth it to the Mains socket ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Nigel
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