I am just about to do a network around my home, the current one I have uses a few Cat5e cables the IT dept at work kindly let me have. I will intergrate them again into my network, because they seem so solid.
I recently bought one 50m length with plugs on the end, cut it and found it was nowhere up to spec. i.e. 2 twisted pairs and the other 2 pairs no twists at all! The replacement cable is better with four twisted pairs but still not as good as the stuff I once had from work. The outer sleeve being almost too big for the enclosed cables and so more prone to kinking
When comparing the cables there seems a wide variation in quality and simply paying a lot for cable is no guarantee it will be any better.
What I am looking for is Cat5e UTP spec with 24awg conductors - stranded for flexibility as I will be terminating direct with plugs and not using outlet boxes. So any advice on where I can get good quality cable would be appreciated. For instance would the cable from screwfix be decent. Alternatively brand names that can be relied upon.
I recently bought one 50m length with plugs on the end, cut it and found it was nowhere up to spec. i.e. 2 twisted pairs and the other 2 pairs no twists at all! The replacement cable is better with four twisted pairs but still not as good as the stuff I once had from work. The outer sleeve being almost too big for the enclosed cables and so more prone to kinking
When comparing the cables there seems a wide variation in quality and simply paying a lot for cable is no guarantee it will be any better.
What I am looking for is Cat5e UTP spec with 24awg conductors - stranded for flexibility as I will be terminating direct with plugs and not using outlet boxes. So any advice on where I can get good quality cable would be appreciated. For instance would the cable from screwfix be decent. Alternatively brand names that can be relied upon.
