RE: CAT5 to run outside

[Chris Langridge <chrisl@xxxxxxx>]

Get external UTP. External FTP does not exist.

External UTP inside conduit (Polypipe do this great stuff in 50 m coils -
n=
o
joints at 50p a meter) is the way to go.

External UTP is about 3.5 times the price of CAT 5 - so shorten your
garden=
..

Chris

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 28 November 2001 19:11
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] CAT5 to run outside
>
>
>You shouldn't really run Cat5 cable outside because of=20
>potential damage from
>lightning strikes.  But if you do run it outside you should,=20
>at least, run
>the cable in a protective conduit.  The conduit will protect=20
>the cable from
>knocks and stop the outer sheath degrading in UV light.
>I'm about to run some Cat5 to an outbuilding - about a 25m=20
>run.  I'm running
>the cable in some buried ducting, and then have APC lightning=20
>protection at
>both ends, otherwise I run the risk of frying the network=20
>switch (=A3600) and
>the telephone system (=A31000).
>
>Regards
>
>
>Simon
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <nickt@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: 28 November 2001 18:37
>Subject: [ukha_d] CAT5 to run outside
>
>
>> A couple of questions...
>> I need to run some CAT5 to my garage at the bottom of the garden
(a
>> 50m+ outside run (x4) along the garden wall). What grade of cable
>> should I use for this? I was planning to use standard UTP, but for
an
>> outside run would I be better off with STP? I'm hoping to avoid
>> encasing it. Are there exterior grades available (from where and
at
>> what sort of premium)?
>> Also, this cable needs to be joined to some cable tails currently
>> residing in a wall box at the back of the house. What is
recommended
>> to join CAT5 cables - are there suppliers of 8way krone blocks for
>> instance? I could with a fair amount more difficulty run cables
all
>> the way to my patch panel but they would be virtually impossible
to
>> hide on the outside walls, so not preferred.
>> Any solutions?
>> Thanks
>> Nick
>>
>>
>>
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