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Re: Current carrying capacity of CAT5?
Martin Howell wrote:
> Just completed my pair of water leak detectors for under the washing
> machine and dishwasher, loads of coloured LEDs, ooh er missus. I plan
> to feed them with power via the CAT5 cabling, which will also carry a
> copy of the status LEDs back to the central indicator panel. Anyone
> know what current can be safely poked down the CAT5 cabling? The
major
> current is drawn by the water shut off valves, which are rated at 12
> volts and 3 watts, by my rusty maths thats 0.25 amps each, and the
> washing machine has a pair of valves, so 0.5 amps. Are my lovely
> coloured lights going to be invisible through a cloud of acrid smoke?
>
> Martin
>
>
500 mA should be fine.
/Ake
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