Re: Extending solid Cat5e cable?

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*    Cat5 can be joined and a firmly mounted punch down (krone) block
is
probably the best - but be careful with your CAT5e and even more careful
with 1GB CAT6 stuff* as the wiring requirements are much tighter (closer
termination and twist distances etc). Or you could put a mini patch
panel in an intermediate but still accessible place, with all cables
effectively 'joined' at one place  ? You mention Gigabit Cat5e below
which may already be overstepping the cabling spec you have.  The lower
speeds will probably tolerate soldering with heatshrink sleeving too but
will be physically weaker and prone to later corrosion/flow/conductivity
issues.
All in all I think I'd feel much happier with non joined runs but if
you can get at the joins it's maybe not too bad.... at least at <=
100Mbits/sec.  Having the joins not accessible I suspect is asking for
later issues but maybe you will be able to add supplementary new/backup
cables as well ??

for Cat5 / 5e /6 comparison see
http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/groups/ng/docs/ChoosingCat5Cat6.htm


K

Paul Gale wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> Thanks,
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>> Paul.
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