I've just read another thread about co ax cable being run side by side with electrics. I ran co-ax CT 100 cable through the same hole in the joists as the electrics. Have I got to re-run the cables before the plasterer comes in?
Help before plasterer starts!
- Thread starter Beckmeister General
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C'mon don't be shy
Yes you should.
T'was what I feared, Ta
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Look for a minimum of 50mm between the CT100 and mains cables.
Thanks, i'm afraid I take one step forward then 2 back
We all have days like that!
I ran close to 25 metres of co-ax around my bedroom, past various mains cables, around my sisters bedroom, again past various mains cables, and through the floor. It then plugs into the low-grade white extension co-ax which previously fed the kitchen telly with a direct aerial feed, and is now coiled up under the boards. This then goes through the ceiling, past the FCU for the air con, going with the air con cable in the same conduit. This cable runs from the sky box in my bedroom, to the sky link in the kitchen. I used the push-fit **** poor connectors supplied with the sky link. The picture is crystal clear on the kitchen telly. Make up your own mind about that.
Make up your own mind about that.
Band I and II?
I ran close to 25 metres of co-ax around my bedroom, past various mains cables, around my sisters bedroom, again past various mains cables, and through the floor. It then plugs into the low-grade white extension co-ax which previously fed the kitchen telly with a direct aerial feed, and is now coiled up under the boards. This then goes through the ceiling, past the FCU for the air con, going with the air con cable in the same conduit. This cable runs from the sky box in my bedroom, to the sky link in the kitchen. I used the push-fit p**s poor connectors supplied with the sky link. The picture is crystal clear on the kitchen telly. Make up your own mind about that.
Just because you get a good picture does not mean it is safe, and certainly doesn't mean it complies to BS7671.
BS7671 specifies distances for different voltage bands. This is not to ensure that you get a good picture (why would BS7671 have any concerns or ruling with that?), it is to ensure no voltages manage to couple across to the coax through induction.
BS7671 asks that consideration is given to electrical interference, both electromagnetic and electrostatic.
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