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03-30-2020, 08:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2020, 08:35 PM by TDKPE.)
OR, cut the cable in half, or wherever the cut is most convenient (basement location) and use an inline punchdown junction box. Simple to match colors and stripes, since it's all out in the open, and no chance of ending up with a crossover cable.
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Edit: I should add that personally, I'd prefer a wall plate at each end, so that's the route I'd take, using bulk cable and low voltage/communications boxes (outside walls) or rings (inside walls).
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Don’t bother with cat 5. Go ahead and pull cat 6 and make sure you get plenum rated
Then either use a wall plate as suggested (easier to wire) or get terminal ends with pull through, or bus bars to line up the wires.
Once you get the hang of it, terminating the wire isn’t difficult but it does take some time.
And it’s really nice to be able to make custom lengths.
Also get a tester to test the connection, they aren’t expensive and will save lots of headaches if you accidentally cross a wire.
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(03-30-2020, 07:51 PM)JosephP Wrote: Kinda sorta...I remember cutting the cord, getting rid of the end then spending more time than doing anything else trying to figure out if I am supposed to use T568A or 568B.
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(03-30-2020, 07:16 PM)Scouter Wrote: You're talking about painter's tape?
Yep. The very same. Or masking tape, that's worked too.
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If you are trying to direct it through the wall stud with the end on you could try using 1/2" Pex. I have done this with NM-12 gauge cable, I recently did it wiring my back bedroom with cat5e from my basement and it worked great. In my case I left the short length of Pex in place, so I can pull another cable in the future. Remember that Patch cables are stranded and Cat5e cable is solid. Cat6 is an option, but Cat5e is still good for 1 Gigabit circuits. Dan
