On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:50:00 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I don't think so. A quick search found a Belden CAT5e cable with a
rating of 48Vrms (RS 331-8663).

That probably just relates to the inter conductor insulation. Although
that too looks pretty chunky.

I don't know what Cat5 cable you have looked at but the insulation around
a conductor on normal mains cable is at least twice, probably nearer 4
times as thick as that around a Cat5 core. Similary the outer jacket of
Cat5 is thinner than that on a mains cable.

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