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In Reply to: RE: Stranded or solid? posted by AbeCollins on September 18, 2020 at 14:06:05
That's what the internet said. Think I'll use stranded since I'm only going through the open rafters in the laundry room. Then, I can use whatever is left over for patch cables.
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To keep things simple you could buy a 50-ft run of CAT6 cable, already terminated with the RJ45 connector plugs at each end.Not "best practice" but you can extend the length if the cable is too short using an inline Ethernet coupler.
Inline Ethernet Couplers
Everything mentioned above is available for CAT6 compatibility.
P.S. I have a 25 foot run of CAT5e patch cable in the basement rafters running from my Wifi router over to my audio rack with network streamer.
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My run upstairs is a single 50' cable. It feeds up the built-in shelving in the office up through the ceiling into the attic space where it curves around and enters the music room - which is actually just a large bedroom.
I just drilled the openings large enough to support the plug.
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Since I have to drill through the hardwood floor upstairs, and then through six or seven rafters downstairs, I don't want to drill a hole large enough for the RJ-45 plug. I'll cut off the plug and only drill a 5/16 hole to pass the cable through. I have a crimper to re-attach RJ-45's at the far end.
The remaining cable I'll use to make patch cables to run to the access points (2) from the Ethernet switch.
... of attaching a plug after pulling the wire, consider putting on a RJ45 jack instead, and then running a patch cord from the wall jack to the device. I find RJ45 jacks a bit easier to install than crimping a new plug on a cable.
I just did this at our new house when I wanted to move the AT&T gigabit router from one room to another.
IMHO, the hole size difference is not that great but that's obviously a personal decision.If you want to drill a smaller hole then crimp a new RJ45, you will definitely be better off with solid conductor cable as the crimp-on RJ45 is not meant to accept stranded wires..... as best I can tell. My RJ45 crimp connectors are meant for solid.
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"as best I can tell. My RJ45 crimp connectors are meant for solid."
They do make plugs to crimp stranded cable also.I have used them, but prefer solid cable. When you look closely at the stranded connector the tines in the connector pierce the wires whereas the solid crimp wraps around the conductor.
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