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Title: Cat5 cable
Post by: UncleBuck on October 14, 2012,

I'm getting ready to purchase my cables in the length's that I need from Monoprice and was wondering if this is the correct cable.

24AWG Cat5e 350MHz UTP Bare Copper Ethernet Network Cable - Green

Title: Cat5 cable
Post by: rm357 on October 14, 2012,

The smartstrings require stranded cable because they carry power.

For the DMX stuff, you can use just about anything.

Title: Re: Cat5 cable
Post by: MrChristmas2000 on October 14, 2012,

Most of the cables that come from monoprice is stranded so you should be ok. Color dosen't matter.

Title: Re: Cat5 cable
Post by: Jeffl on October 14, 2012,

If you are not sure I would paste the monoprice links in so that others can verify the exact items. 

Especially the color of the cables as they need to blend in. :)

And... pick up a few extras.  Rabbits like to eat them where I live.

Title: Re: Cat5 cable
Post by: UncleBuck on October 14, 2012,

Heres the link.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10208#1020810

Title: Re: Cat5 cable
Post by: MrChristmas2000 on October 14, 2012,

If you dig down into the specs you can see it's what you want.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10208&cs_id=1020801&p_id=4974&seq=1&format=3#specification

Title: Re: Cat5 cable
Post by: Jeffl on October 14, 2012,

Looks good.  Drop ship me a bunch of green ones please. :)