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Re: Current carrying capacity of CAT5?




ian.bird@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
> I have a memory from a while back when this came up and it was about
300ma
> per pair (one plus, the other minus) depending on distance. I use CAT5
for
> my watering valves which draw 230ma at 12v and I have set it up so
> only one
> can come on at any time. Keith Doxey was the guru answering the
questions
> then.


This Belden solid UTP cat5 seems to be good for 1.4A continuous per
conductor:

http://www.minitran.co.uk/pdf/1583e.pdf

Jim



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