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Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: salongaopm on January 31, 2011,

Title: cat5e
Post by: salongaopm on January 31, 2011,

I bought a reel (400+ft?) of cat5e fron garage sale and wondering if I can use it for smart string. The markings on the cable are below:

COMMSCOPE DATA PIPE 5EN5 568 CATEGORY 5E 180/IEC 4PR/24 TYPE CMR (ETL) C ( ETL) CMC 9700851 D02X02

thanks!

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: RJ on January 31, 2011,

If you strip the end of one of the eight tiny wires in it, Is it a solid piece of wire or many little strands wrappe together.

If solid no.

If stranded yes.

 The best thing is to wait and buy the premade cables. They will cost less than you can buy the ends and pay for the wire and then it saves time making the cable and worring about weither you did it backwards so that you controller gets damaged when you plug it in.

This is my opinion and only an opinion.

RJ

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: gophergrove on January 31, 2011,

5EN5 is their non-plenum solid core wire.  For making patch cables for smart strings you need stranded wire.  Commscope model number 5EJ4.

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: salongaopm on January 31, 2011,

the wires are solid :( . there goes my $7  ;D

thanks!

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: Trepidati0n on January 31, 2011,

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the wires are solid :( . there goes my $7  ;D

thanks!

It is still good for DMX though

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: RJ on January 31, 2011,

Yes.

 use it from the SS hub to your dmx devices.

RJ

Title: Re: cat5e
Post by: ponddude on January 31, 2011,

7 bucks?!  :o  I need to start going to more garage sales!