What to avoid when putting down cat5 cable

grill · 27th July 2001, 4:48 PM

I am about to run some cable through the roof and I seem to remember that you're supposed to avoid fluorescent lights and things like that. I've also got a feeling that you're not supposed to run either in parallel with or perpendicular to the main electrical cables. Can anyone elaborate on this for me??

Thanks

Manaz · 27th July 2001, 4:56 PM

Running your data cables parallel to AC power cables can cause attenuation - that's not something you want. So you're not supposed to run data parallel to mains power cables - run them perpendicular if you can (there will obviously be times where that's not possible - where that is the case, try keep them as far apart as you can).

grill · 28th July 2001, 9:42 PM

pull cable? I thought I just get up in my roof, run the cable from one room to another, then drop it down the wallspace knock a hole in the wall and bingo home network. Am I way to amateur to consider this?

Shado · 29th July 2001, 1:17 AM

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Originally posted by grill
pull cable? I thought I just get up in my roof, run the cable from one room to another, then drop it down the wallspace knock a hole in the wall and bingo home network. Am I way to amateur to consider this?

Dropping the cable down into the wallspace doesn't always work... tried that here in one room and ran into a crossbrace... ended up going out at roof level and running conduit down the corner of the wall...

27th July 2001, 4:48 PM	#1
grill Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 611	What to avoid when putting down cat5 cable I am about to run some cable through the roof and I seem to remember that you're supposed to avoid fluorescent lights and things like that. I've also got a feeling that you're not supposed to run either in parallel with or perpendicular to the main electrical cables. Can anyone elaborate on this for me?? Thanks

28th July 2001, 9:42 PM	#3
grill Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 611	eh? pull cable? I thought I just get up in my roof, run the cable from one room to another, then drop it down the wallspace knock a hole in the wall and bingo home network. Am I way to amateur to consider this?

27th July 2001, 4:56 PM	#2
Manaz (Damned or Belated) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,797	Running your data cables parallel to AC power cables can cause attenuation - that's not something you want. So you're not supposed to run data parallel to mains power cables - run them perpendicular if you can (there will obviously be times where that's not possible - where that is the case, try keep them as far apart as you can).