Re: 6 miles of wire (was: RS-232 DB25 Breakout strip)

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"Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Kurt Delaney" <kurt_dot_delaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> This got me thinking -- 6 miles of wire sounds like a lot, but it really
> is
>> not that much.
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> These guys were using structured cable with 2 RG6QS and 2 CAT-5 cables in
> every jacket and I don't think they were counting the separate cables in
> the
> length total!  This home's automation center looked like a nuke sub's
> missile room.  They even had a giant power conditioner with a coil that
> looked to be over a foot in diameter.  It was very impressive.  I'm only
> sorry I didn't tape it.
>
> One thing's for sure.  Modern home automation = boatloads of wire!

We area starting to plan our next home.  LV equipment and wire are a
distinct line item and the cost allocated to it is climbing rapidly