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Re: Premium CAT5E?

"Plenum" rated cable is probably a good indication of premium wire. You need to beware, tho, as some Plenum uses teflon-coated wires, and some uses high-temp PVC. You can tell just by looking at the strands, tho.

Home Depot sells General Cable Plenum CAT-5e for around 40 cents/foot.

Of the strands in that cable, 3 twisted pair are teflon-covered, 1 twisted pair is regular PVC and should be discarded.

The teflon-covered wires also work really well as hookup wire in a DIY project...


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  • Re: Premium CAT5E? - Jayme 08:14:47 10/31/06 (0)


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