Re: Cat5e and rg6 for newbuild

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

would it be good enough for Ethernet, say ?

Chris



Phil Harris wrote:

>Just what exactly are you looking for from your cable that will grade
it as
>"good" or "not good"?
>
>C-Bus cable is straightforward solid cored CAT5e but it has a sheath
that is
>rated for installation (without additional physical segragation) into
>distribution boards along with mains cabling.
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>Phil
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
>>On Behalf Of Chris Hunter
>>Sent: 06 November 2006 09:45
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Cat5e and rg6 for newbuild
>>
>>anybody know what C-Bus cable is good for, by any chance,
>>transfer-rate
>>wise ?   I imagine C-Bus rates are not that demanding, but
>>'would expect
>>the quality to be good !
>>
>>Chris
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>>Jim Noble wrote:
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>>>On 5 Nov 2006, at 14:35, nicecorrado wrote:
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>>>>What quality cat5 should I go for in my newbuild? How about
this
>>>>,http://www.platinumhome.ie/shop/product_info.php?
>>>>cPath=95_99&products_id=414   or is it too good?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>That seems a little pricey for cat5 :-o
>>>
>>>What does constitute "quality" when it comes to cat5
cable anyway?
>>>I've heard that some are easier to pull than others, but
>>>
>>>
>>electrically
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>>>they should all be "good enough" (just make sure it's
cat5e
>>>
>>>
>>if you want
>>
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>>>to do gigabit?)...
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>>>>I like the fact that it comes in several colours,
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>Any colour you like so long as it's red...? :-)
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>>>>Is it best to go for rg6 or will the likes of ct100 or
ct125 be ok?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>"rg6" tells you nothing about the suitability of the
cable
>>>
>>>
>>AIUI (just
>>
>>
>>>that it's 75 ohm and a certain size). You want to put in a
>>>
>>>
>>75 ohm cable
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>>>with low high-frequency losses and decent shielding. CT100 fits
that
>>>description (or CT125 for very long runs).
>>>
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>>>
>>>>Any sugestions or links to good suppliers would be great
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>www.tlc-direct.co.uk sell PF100 (a CT100 clone) for about 20
quid a
>>>reel
>>>
>>>Jim
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