Power & Comms wiring together

[don_resqcapt19]

Julie,

I've never broken a piece of UTP by pulling on it too hard, but rumour has it, it can be done.

You just don't pull hard enough...it breaks a lot easier than a #12 does.
Don

 

[sparkydon]

while on the subject..

while on the subject..

..of power conductors in close proximity to cat5 and coax, has anyone seen or been using the Carlon pvc nail-on two gang "dual voltage" box which contains the usual stab-in strain relief provisions on one device side, and a completely open side, with a divider plate between the two?

It seems as though the box completely seperates the ganged devices, it encourages data and power to be ran together in the same bay..

 

[petersonra]

you can buy cat5 cable with a metal sheath on it. i have a sample on my desk.

 

[tom baker]

Maximum recommended pulling tension for Cat 5 is 25 lbs.