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| Nefesis:
in the book, it says that 18 to 22 gauge wire is the best to use, and a millimeter and a half. however, it also lists a few cables that we should be able to strip and get wires from. cat5 ethernet wire is listed, but it says the wires in cat5 cables are only a millimeter in thickness. has anyone ever used it? |
| Witchboard:
I don't like CAT5 for wiring electronics. It's solid not stranded and stiff. But, what I don't like about it may be why others use it. |
| Lilwolf:
solid core wires dont bend that well. So when you move the cable around, it ends up putting stress on the end connection (cripping or solder). I used cat5 for my first few panels. Then rewired all but one because I would have to recrimp the quick disconnects on a VERY regular basis. I ended up getting some really cheap wire that is used for invisible dog fences. Works great. I also want to (but havent' yet) buy the multi color wires from therealbobroberts.com... he sells wire pretty cheap, and sells 10ft of 10 colors for a buck more then 100 ft of any color.... would be nice. |
| DeathMonk:
--- Quote from: Witchboard on June 17, 2004, 08:36:23 am ---I don't like CAT5 for wiring electronics. It's solid not stranded and stiff. But, what I don't like about it may be why others use it. --- End quote --- The CAT5 used for patch cables is stranded. |
| NoOne=NBA=:
Cat 5 cable works great. I wired all my modular panels with it. I used stranded patch cables, as mentioned above, and haven't had ANY problems with it at all. |
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