Used for wiring RJ-45 (I think) 10/100MBit LANs. Technically, it consists of four twisted pairs inside one cover layer of insulation. You could use sets in parallel for anything from interconnects (hmm, you could carry as many as 7 channels, with no regard for crosstalk) to speaker cables (many have BTDT).
Should be available just about anywhere a reasonable variety of electronics-related wires are sold...
Wait. You said MAKE the cable. Umm... then it's not CAT5.
Tim
Should be available just about anywhere a reasonable variety of electronics-related wires are sold...
Wait. You said MAKE the cable. Umm... then it's not CAT5.
Tim
CAT5 is an abreviation of Category 5 specification.
So its simply a cable built and tested to a specification.
http://www.wireville.com/news/news12.html
If you can't test it you can't build it, and its far
cheaper to purchase than make an equivalent
yourself.
The fire proof stuff comes in a natty purple colour.
(I use 3 runs plaited together, with all pairs in parallel
as speaker cable, single wired rather than bi-wired)
sreten.
So its simply a cable built and tested to a specification.
http://www.wireville.com/news/news12.html
If you can't test it you can't build it, and its far
cheaper to purchase than make an equivalent
yourself.
The fire proof stuff comes in a natty purple colour.
(I use 3 runs plaited together, with all pairs in parallel
as speaker cable, single wired rather than bi-wired)
sreten.
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