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Darkstalker:
"And, just a thought here--if my cabinet is on fire, IN my house, I think toxic fumes will be pretty low on my list of worries."

This is a pretty extreme reason to go with plenum rated cable that is very unlikely to happen, but what's worse:  Being caught in your house which is on fire, or being caught in your house which is on fire with toxic chemicals in the air...;)

"Only use the stranded stuff (used for patch cables) and don't use the solid stuff."

Again, being patch, rollover, or crossover has NO bearing whatsoever on the cables being solid or stranded.  You have to check the package it came in.  Some cable manufacturers MAY (Probably not) print it on the outside of the cable insulation, but the original box is the best place to check.

"i have about 50 ft of cat5e patch cable. if it bends pretty easily, does that mean it's stranded? or do i have to actually cut it open?"

I think I was a little confusing.  It isn't that solid core cable will physically resist bending (Not at this small of a guage anyways), you just run a higher chance of snapping/breaking the copper core of the individual wires if the cable gets bent and creating shorts or breaks.  You will need to look at the copper core of the individual wires (Pick one of the eight), but just take a look at what's sticking out the end.  It will either have a bunch of smaller copper strands in the wire or one "big" copper core in each wire.
Nefesis:
i think i'll porbably have to either cut it open or not use it all... even with a magnifying glass looking at the ends through the clasp i can't tell. maybe i'll just buy some.
NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: Darkstalker on June 18, 2004, 04:13:49 pm ---This is a pretty extreme reason to go with plenum rated cable that is very unlikely to happen, but what's worse:  Being caught in your house which is on fire, or being caught in your house which is on fire with toxic chemicals in the air...;)
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I'd call it a wash, as far as I'm concerned.

The little amount of extra fumes from the cables would be pretty insignificant when weighed against all the other plastic stuff that's within burning range.
I've got vinyl blinds right behind it, the vinyl/acrylic pieces of the cabinet itself, plastic boxes and stuff all over.

Not to mention the fact that, if it DOES catch fire, I'm probably going to be running AWAY from it.

The things that I can see from here that I'd worry alot more about are a can of WD-40, a can of silicone spray--and then there's the fact that I still have 3-4 of the little propane tanks that I forgot to dig out of my hunting stuff last year somewhere in the closet right next to it.
Darkstalker:

--- Quote from: Nefesis on June 18, 2004, 06:18:12 pm ---i think i'll porbably have to either cut it open or not use it all... even with a magnifying glass looking at the ends through the clasp i can't tell. maybe i'll just buy some.

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You won't be able to tell through a RJ45 connector, you'll have to cut an end off and look at the wires.


--- Quote ---I'd call it a wash, as far as I'm concerned.
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Not trying to argue about it or anything, just recommending getting plenum rated if you're going to go out and buy a box.  If you've got stuff laying around, no big deal.  My point was more on the stranded core preference than the cable insulation type.
Nefesis:
think it is stranded  :D ... but i'll be cutting it open and using it even if it isn't.
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