Re: Re: CAT5 Cable: Stranded vs Solid

["Tracey Gardner" <tracey.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello John

Have you tried your local Newey & Eyre branch.
They were doing their CAT5 for about £24 + VAT last time I bought some.

Tracey

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Benfield" <john.benfield@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: CAT5 Cable: Stranded vs Solid


> Keith,
>
> Thanks. The odd thing is that the cheapest cable I can fine at the
> moment is from Screwfix and is stranded (so they say). I'll have
> another look around and see what else I can turn up.
>
> JB
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@d...>
wrote:
> > Hi John,
> >
> > you should be getting SOLID CAT5 for installation.
> > Stranded CAT5 is used for Patch cables and is about 3 times the
> price. It
> > also has higher losses than solid CAT5.
> >
> > Terminating stranded cable in punchdowns results in a poor
> termination as
> > the strands move away from the blades in the punchdown and only
> have a
> > surface contact which can oxidise over time, whereas a solid core
> is
> > "bitten" into by the blades which results in an
airtight
> termination giving
> > a "cold-welded" joint which should be totally trouble
free.
> >
> > Likewise, using solid cable for patch cords is a bad idea because
> it does
> > not flex well and will eventually fracture. The termination in
> crimp on
> > plugs is a small blade which forces its way into the centre of
the
> stranded
> > core of patch cable. With a solid cable the core will at best
move
> to one
> > side of the blade giving only a glancing contact and at worse
will
> actually
> > cut through the core completely.
> >
> > CT100 is what you should be using for RF distribution.
> > RG6 is what the Americans tend to use but it is not a good as
> CT100.
> > PF100 sounds similar to CT100 but could just be a different brand
> or it
> > could be a higher quality cable.
> >
> > CT100 will be fine.
> >
> > Hope that helps
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Benfield, John (ITD) [mailto:john.benfield@r...]
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] CAT5 Cable: Stranded vs Solid
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm about to place an order for some CAT5 cable to wire my
> house, I am
> > > correct in assuming that I should be getting stranded cable
> rather than
> > > solid?
> > >
> > > Also, I'm looking at coax cable and there appears to be
three
> type CT100,
> > > RG6 and PF100. Prices for 100m are roughly 9.49, 10.97 and
21.20.
> > > What's the
> > > difference and is it worth paying for. It'll be used for the
runs
> > > from a Sky
> > > dish to the box and general distribution around the house
(yes I
> > > know I can
> > > do this via CAT5 etc, but I'm installing both).
> > >
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