"Count de Monet" wrote in message
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WiFi to my workshop from my router is patchy at best so I want to run some
cat 5/6 cable for a permanent connection.

The cable will be surface clipped for 90% of the run except for one metre
which must be underground (under a gate)

A gap exists between decorative slabs under the gate just a bit wider than
the diameter of the cable. If I remove the mortar between the slabs I can
lay the cable and then re-fill the gap with cement.

I don't want to widen the gap enough to be able to fit conduit or similar
to contain the cable as this will spoil the look of the area so will the
cable be OK just buried like this over this short distance or is their
anything I can do to protect it when underground? I was thinking of self
amalgamating tape.

Opinions and suggestions please?

Even the cheap stuff they sell in maplin will last for years outside as long
as the squirrels don't bite it.
There are no dangerous voltages on the cable so its safe.

Some will say lightning is a problem but you can always wrap a couple of
turns of thick earthed wire around the cable at the entry points to shunt a
direct strike to earth. There are 1500V isolating transformers at each end
to prevent any harmful voltages getting on the cable.