Hi,
On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:39:37 +0000 Kevanf1 <.> wrote:
Ypu also need to make sure any bends are just that and not acute kinks. If you have to go round a corner make sure the cable takes the longest possible route to do so. i.e make it a long sweeping curve rather than a 90 degree angle. cat5(e) cable can be very easily damaged yet you wouldn't know it by looking at it.
I don't really agree; modern cat 5 cable, if it is stranded type, is pretty durable and can stand up to a fair amount of abuse. Don't roll your chair over it too many times though. Bend radius of 10 times the cable diameter is more than sufficient. Stranded cable is used for horizontal runs, meaning outside of the wall, on the floor, behind the desk, etc. Vertical cable, the stuff that is installed in the walls and ceilings, is usually solid conductor, and is a little more fragile and vulnerable to repeated bending. So it is generally installed into place and left there, tied with tie-wraps or velcro, so it is not subject to repeated flexing.