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Re: Current carrying capacity of CAT5?

Subject: Re: Current carrying capacity of CAT5?
From: Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:48:24 +0000
References: <OF212C321B.8F1B3261-ON80256F7F.003929D9-80256F7F.003992BE@EU.novartis.net> <41DB1633.5090009@grizelli.com> <41DBA74A.2020304@eurosource.se>

Am I reading the table correctly?  If the CAT5 wire is 24AWG copper, the
'fusing current' - presumably the point where the wire melts  - is
29amps?  I guess the more important rating is that where the wire gets
hot enough that the insulation and everything around it catches fire?

Martin

Ake Hedman wrote:

>Found a good table on the upper limits on different cables FI.
>
>Fusing Current of Wire in Amperes (approximate)
>http://www.speff.com/
>
>Regards
>/Ake
>
>
>

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