Patch cables and stranded CAT5 suppliers

[Alistair MacDonald]

Can anyone recommend a supplier of CAT5? Ideally one I with a shop or next day delivery.

I need to wire up a few LoRa stations with temporary cables to plug in to domestic routers. My plan is to either chop pre-made patch cables or end off a stretch of CAT5.

I have some solid core CAT5 but Glen would never speak to me again. ;-)

  Alistair

[Glen Beestone]

Aagh if I'd seen this earlier I could have brought in tons of stranded CAT5 I saved from the bin at work

Unfortunately it's still there


What do you need ? I may have some long cables knocking around at home I can drop at the space tomorrow. Or take what's at the space and I'll replace as needed

G

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[Glen Beestone]

Or if you can wait until Monday I'll get you all you want

G

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[Alistair MacDonald]

Thanks for the offer Glen. If you could drop some off at the space on Monday evening that would be prefect.

All the best,

  Alistair

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[Glen Beestone]

Will do. How many metres do you want

G

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[Alistair MacDonald]

Small confession, I have no idea. I have asked for lengths, but they need to ask others who need to ask other, etc, etc. I suspect it will be up the stairs and across a room for two or three locations. How heavy is the box? Would it be less wasteful if I borrowed it and returned the remainder?

All the best,

  Alistair

[Glen Beestone]

Pretty heavy.
I don't want to lug it from work in one go.

But if you want me to pull 10, 25 or 50 metres off it, that I can stick in my backpack. I'll gladly do so

G
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[Glen Beestone]

If you are talking about runs of tens of metres though, then the proper way to do it would be with solid core structured cabling and a socket punch and a socket punched down on each end, that you can then connect with smaller patch cables

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[Alistair MacDonald]

It is for temporary installs in people homes, and not people like us. I don't think it will be 10s of meters, but I suspect it will be 10 and a bit meters. In all honesty I am just guessing.

Hopefully I will know more and can mail you by early Monday. Also if it becomes a real hassle say so. This is not your battle as they say. I have a backup plan involving an Amazon order.

  Alistair

[Glen Beestone]

Is that one lot of 10 and a bit metres or multiple lots

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[Alistair MacDonald]

I was just going to get a 15m cable from the device to the injector, and a 5m from that to the router. Again, this is all guess work. 

  Alistair

[Glen Beestone]

Ok so if I drop 25 metres of cable in for you that should cover it.

You have crimps ?

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[Alistair MacDonald]

Cool. Thanks.

Yes I have the connectors and a crimping tool. I hate using it with a passion but I have it. :-)

  Alistair