RE: Extending solid Cat5e cable?

["Bricknell, Tony" <tony.bricknell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm far from an expert on these matters, but I'd be nervous about
making
a cable joint I couldn't later get access to.  As for joining Cat5e to
Cat5e, I can only think of one solution - "Krone" block.

Suggest searching www.cpc.co.uk for krone block - they've got a page of
products.  None of them small, none of them pretty...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf

> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 18 March 2007 22:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Extending solid Cat5e cable?
>
> I've got a bit of a problem - my loft conversion starts in the next
> few weeks but before that, I've got to move around 80-90 Cat5e solid
> core cables. They route through the existing loft and across a number
> of joists at various angles. They'll have to be re-routed before work
> starts as they will most certainly get damaged otherwise and they're
also in the way.
> Unfortunately there's not enough slack to move them that way.
>
> The Cat5e is used for a mixture of Gigabit Ethernet, video, whole
> house audio keypads, serial etc etc. Are there any acceptable ways to
> lengthen a cable and then permanently enclose it in the fabric of a
building i.e.
> would never be able to get at the join again?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.