RE: Cat5 cable for running outside

["Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>]

Rob,

Thanks. I do remember the general discussion, particularly the "don't
do it" part ;-)
I'm going to provide lightning protection and the cable will be physically
protected by tray. It's really the sheath I was worried about.

The links did throw up the right search string for Google though, so thanks
:-)

Cheers,

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Welsh  Sent: 05 February 2004 09:54
>
> > I know it's a bad idea, but do you have any specific
> > recommendations for Cat5 cable to be run outside ? I'm
> > thinking of sheaths with UV protection etc, and suitable for
> > clipping to a cable tray.
> >
> > There was nothing obvious on RS, I'm wondering whether there
> > is an "outside grade" of Cat5 ?
>
> There's a bunch of stuff in the archive about this....we
> should probably
> think about making a FAQ entry with the data.
>
> Anyways, check out:
>
> http://www.ukha-archive.com/archives/-/msg00522.html
> http://www.ukha-archive.com/archives/2002-jan/msg02672.html
> http://www.ukha-archive.com/archives/-/msg00522.html
> http://www.ukha-archive.com/archives/-/msg00535.html
>
> as a sample, in no particular order.
>
> In general advice runs from a simple "don't do it", to
"run
> it in steel
> conduit" "buried a foot underground".
> I think the basic problem, as you've identified, is that if you run
> standard Cat5 above ground you'll suffer from sheath degradation.
>
> Oh, and I notice that the password protection has been re-introduced -
> so get the details from the front page @ http://www.ukha-archive.com/
>
> Cheers,
> 	Rob

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