I know it's not "best practice", but can I, in a pinch use a 4-core connector to extend my current cat5 cables.
Let me explain what I am contemplating doing.
I currently have an active hub that resides on my roof, that feeds 10 different SSC. I want to move the Hub down to the ground for troubleshooting purposes, but I have several short runs of cat5 to my windows, all with 4-core connectors to help waterproof. I have lots of Cat5 cables in the 25-30 foot range but not enough long ones to accommodate moving the hub down. Can I just solder on a 4-core connector to both ends of a cat5 (one male, one female) and extend my current cat5 cables to reach my upper windows.
We are having some terrible wind(40mph+) and driving rain out here in the Pacific Northwest. I keep losing RJ45 ports on my active hub, even though it is in a battery box and I am using 4-core connectors on my cat5. My likely suspects are the nodes themselves, but it would be nice to not have to climb up on the roof every time I drop a strand or two from my show.
Thanks in advance,
Ryan