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1000ft. Category 5e Cable w/RJ45 Connectors, Crimper, Tester Only $43.15

Great deal if wiring house...but one thing on description concerned me.

"1000 ft. of uncapped, unshielded twisted pair Ethernet cable" Unshielded?......um sounds like it might cause you some grief, but then again I don't know.

 
Souka, Probably not going to cause any grief unless you run alot of it next to electrical wire. I use both here at work and I've not noticed a real difference in the average environment. If it was in a server room I might worry a bit more. nice deal.
 
This stuff is great for running in walls, etc. but it's not meant for being used as patch cables. It is solid core whereas patch cables are not solid and they are made of stranded wire.
 
Originally posted by: S13SilviaK
What would stranded vs. solid core have to do with the use of the cable? Outside of it being less fexible.
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You shouldn't really use solid core for cables that you're likely to shift around a lot - more chance of it breaking.

For when you're wiring a house, solid core should be fine as once the cables are in the wall, you're not likely to move them around much...

As for being unshielded, my understanding (memory might be going though) is that it shouldn't really be a problem, as having the wires in twisted pairs alleviates a lot of the need for shielding - basically interference in one wire of the pair gets canceled out by the interference in the other.
 
Originally posted by: Souka
Great deal if wiring house...but one thing on description concerned me.

"1000 ft. of uncapped, unshielded twisted pair Ethernet cable" Unshielded?......um sounds like it might cause you some grief, but then again I don't know.
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Shielded cat5 is only used by particular, specialized equipment. Odds are, all cat5 (or cat5e or cat6, for that matter) you've ever used was unshielded.

BTW, here's a place that sells bulk cat5 (and cat5e) very cheap. It doesn't come with the crimper or plugs, but this isn't a temporary deal. They also have great prices on pre-assembled patch cables (e.g. 100ft = $6).

-=Marcus
 
I got in on this a while ago and the crimper really sucks. Half the time my ends wouldn't crimp all the way and it felt like they were going to pop off. Decided to get a better crimper off Ebay for $15-$20.
 
I'm getting ready to help wire a friends home, anyone have any good links to where to get a control center and tips?
 
Originally posted by: Souka
Great deal if wiring house...but one thing on description concerned me.

"1000 ft. of uncapped, unshielded twisted pair Ethernet cable" Unshielded?......um sounds like it might cause you some grief, but then again I don't know.
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UTP is pretty standard. That's "Unshielded Twisted Pair." It's still got the insulator surrounding it -- it's not they're sending you 8 long 22-gauge wires held together loosely by a rubber band.
 
Originally posted by: technician
The vast majority of ethernet CAT cable is unshielded, if I'm wrong correct me 🙂
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shielding is not necessary, its twisted pair differential transmission/reception. The line drivers and receivers will "subtract" out noise on the line by the inherent twisting. I.e. the amount of noise on the line is equal between both wires (since twisted), so it can be electronically subtracted out using a differential receiver (op amp).
 
I dont have any need for Cat 5 Cable, but am tempted to buy just so I can have it, should i buy it or just wait , will prices go down even further.

 
Originally posted by: Morpheux
I'm getting ready to help wire a friends home, anyone have any good links to where to get a control center and tips?
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Check out http://www.swhowto.com/ for a very detailed how-to on how to wire a home. Also, we ordered all our wiring, wall plates, etc. from http://www.anixter.com/. They are a HUGE distributor of Leviton and other quality products. Also, they sell some nice patch panels and racks, and their prices seem very, very competitive.
 
grrr. oos

anyone have any recent dealings with Comugeeks???, thier reseller ratings isn't all too high, seems they have issues with RMA's and returns.

that anixter site is hard to navigate and prices aren't up front.
 
Im looking to wire the house we just bought with network cable...anyone know of good "How To" for pulling cables through floors and walls and ceilings?
 
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