On 9/23/2009 9:25 PM, seanadams wrote: > This is a bad idea in general, but especially for Touch. You need > regulation at the point of load because CAT5 has a high resistance (3 > ohms / 100ft) and Touch draws highish, variable current at only 5V.
I was surprised to see that CAT5 is so lossy (having never had a reason to check it) but I just put my meter on a cheap 100' cable from Monoprice and it measured 3.2 ohms. -- Bill Burns Long Island NY USA http://ftldesign.com _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
