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CAT 5 Design Using Different Materials. Chris V.

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I have a couple of questions, 1st I bought some General Cable CAT 5e datacom wire in a 1000' roll for $54.99 at Home Depot but it doesn't say if its TEFLON insulated, the out jacket is gray and the twisted wires insulation looks and feels like Teflon (Soapy white color and soft but not rubbery) from my limited experience with teflon. Do you have any experieces with this type of cable?
2nd, I have about 500' Alpha Wire Silver plated OFHC copper 26 AWG with KYNAR insulation, would KYNAR be a good insulation for this CAT 5 design? The only draw back I can see is that the burn-in time would take about 3 weeks to a month because this type of wire doesn't start to sound really good until the the end of the second week of burn-in.

Thanks
Steve...


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Topic - CAT 5 Design Using Different Materials. Chris V. - Cougar 09:00:22 12/19/01 (6)


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