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I ran a staple through my dsl line. Will it catch on fire ?

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rlemmon:

So I was stapling my dsl ( cat 5 I think) line to the wall, got in a hurry and drove a staple through it. Do I need to worry about it catching on fire. Its behind my bed. I don't want to wake up in the burn unit  :(


Thanks guys. 8)

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It's not as likely to burn you in your sleep as it is to fry your modem or NIC card. I'd at least pull the staple out and put in a new one (straddle the cable this time) and check if it still works. Them wires inside are very thin and a staple could sever a couple of them completly.

ChadTower:


Low voltage, so very very unlikely.  It will probably eff up your hardware, though, and definitely affect your connection speed via errors.

rlemmon:

Thanks guys. Much appreciated. I'll replace the line tomorrow.

AlanS17:

The wires used in cat5 are solid and I think it would take quite a staple to completely split one. They're all individually sheathed on the inside, too. The only thing I think you'd need to worry about is exposing two adjacent wires and having a short. That's no cause for alarm, though. The worst case scenario is that your connection would suck.

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