On 3/8/2011 6:19 PM, George wrote:
On 3/8/2011 12:40 PM, Tegger wrote:
Daniel wrote in
:

I want to put a network jack and a telephone jack in the same
location. Does a CAT6 cable have enough wires for me to do this or
do I have to run a CAT3 cable too? Thank you in advance for all
replies.



No problems mixing signals over CAT5 or 6. Our office is wired exactly
that
way; CAT5/6 handles voice, fax, and data just dandy, all at the same
time,
and all in the same cables.

Additionally, if you look at larger installations, all cables of all
kinds
are often zip-tied into a single bundle. So evidently the pro's don't
have
any issues with interference either.


Often the "pros" really aren't. A lot of these cabling companies pay
walmart wages to anyone they can get who can throw stuff in. Best I ever
saw was a cable guy from one of the local name brand high priced places
pulling a run and he ran out of cable so he stripped the ends of that
cable and a new roll and twisted them together and threw them above the
suspended ceiling.

The other famous one is to crimp RJ-45 plugs onto solid wire which of
course will yield a "see it works" moment with plenty of fun for those
to follow. Then others will look at it and think that is how it should
be done and then go off and replicate it elsewhere.

There are two different RJ series plugs I have in stock, the clear for
stranded wire though most will work just fine on solid and smoky gray
which are specifically made for solid wire. I sell phone systems too
so I often put RJ11, RJ14 and RJ25 plugs on solid wire when wiring some
backboards.

TDD

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