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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.

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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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