Re: [smartBridges] Outdoor Cat5 UV Cable

[Rick Kosick]

 What I am most amazed about is how hard it was to find the proper cable. Should be: -Cat5 or higher -UV Resistant (and preferrably Oil resistant which repels water better and since we're dealing on rooftops, any leaky A/C units, greasy fingers, etc won't be a problem) -Foil Shielded with a Drain Wire for grounding -Not too thick like those that are gel-filled.   The thick gel filled cables suck because they are stiff and hard to pull, and hard to crimp ends onto. And, hard to squeeze through the rubber compression fittings if not impossible.   Belden 7929A is the answer. Its all of these, and not thick. Nobody seems to stock this except for just a few places :-( === Rick Kosick StarLinX Internet Service ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hokenson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Outdoor Cat5 UV Cable If the cat5 is not outdoor rated you stand a good chance of the outer jacket deteriorating in the UV (sunlight) and developing cracks which will allow water migration causing system problems as the cable characteristics change.   JH ----- Original Message ----- From: Sevak Avakians To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [smartBridges] Outdoor Cat5 UV Cable DOH! How much does it really matter in using outdoor CAT5 cable vs indoor CAT5?  Anyone getting by using indoor for outside?  How about the shielding?  Anyone happy without shielding?  Anyone like the shielding better?  Why? On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 15:11, Scott wrote: Words to live by. > It's tough to get through the compression fitting but > with a little vasoline it can be done. ----------ANNOUNCEMENT---------- Don't forget to register for WISPCON IV http://www.wispcon.info/us/wispcon-iv/wispcon-iv.htm The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org