My lathe build is going to have a smart-serial device mounted in the lathe apron. This means that I need a CAT5 cable in the drag-chain, and also a 24V supply for the proximity sensors. Finding oil/coolant resistant CAT5 rated for drag-chain use is likely to be a challenge. I have lots of this cable: https://picasaweb.google.com/108164504656404380542/Holbrook#6217838146609796818 (Lapp Ölflex drag-chain encoder cable). Is there any reason to think that the 2x3 screened pairs in that cable will be unsuitable for transporting smart-serial data (if I can persuade an RJ45 connector on to them)?
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