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Is cat5-e less flexable or is it my imagination?

It shouldn't make much difference.. Are you sure it's not a chunk of solid core wire that's made for use in walls, not as a patch cable?

- G
 
I am just making patch cables out of the cat5e that you get at Home Depot made by General Cable.
 
That is probably solid core. Careful with using solid core wire for patch cables. All the bending a flexing can break the wire. Usually best to purchase patch cables. That way you won't pull your hair out trying to figure out what is wrong with the network when a cable starts flakin' out.
 
That would definitely explain it. Solid core is desinged to be pulled into walls - It is slightly better at transmitting data over longer distances and is cheaper to produce. It is, however, rather delicate and doesn't work well when in use as a patch cable - It doesn't tolerate the constant bending and changing very well and the strands have a tendency to break.

Definitely go with a stranded-core wire for patch cables, especially if you think you'll need to move them after you install them.

- G
 
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