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- ASIN: B002HJXGFS
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- Item model number: 32-N1105-HD
By : Citi Electronics
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Price : $5.99
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Item Description
Cat.5E UTP 350MHz Patch Cable, Molded with Snagless Boot, T568B, Gray, 100ft Cat.5E cables are made use of for networking, data transfer, and telephone lines mainly. Connect a Pc to a DSL/Cable Modem, Hub, Switch, and Router. Connect a Xbox to DSL/Cable Modem, Hub, Switch, Router, or PS2 Play Station. Help 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps Offered in Gray, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Black, White and Orange.
WHITE 100FT CAT5 CAT5e RJ45 PATCH ETHERNET NETWORK CABLE 100 FT
Technical Details
- UL ; ETL Verified, Length: 100FT
- Perfect in conjunction with 10 and 100 Base-T, and even 1000 Base-T networks.
- 50-micron gold plated connectors to insure a clean and clear transmission.
- For PC, Mac, Laptop, PS2, PS3, XBox, and XBox 360 to hook up on high speed internet from DSL or Cable internet.
- By CITI Electronics
Costumer Evaluations
The needs for a CAT5 cable call for single twisted pair wires to cancel out electromagnetic interference : [...]. Each of the 4 pairs in a Cat 5 cable has differing precise number of twists per metre based on prime numbers to decrease crosstalk in between the pairs, on average 6 twists per two inches.
This item does not have twisted wires and that makes it, by definition, NOT a CAT5e cable, not even a CAT5.
Given that it's a patch cable, it does use stranded wires, which also means, as an additional reviewer observed, that you can't cut it and put new connectors on it, since the flexibility of the wires make it tough to push it all the way in.
On best of that, I do not consider the wires are copper, because copper is not supposed to look silvery (see image).
But wait, it gets worse - I do not assume it is 24 AWG cable either. Of course, since it is stranded it tends to make it a bit additional complicated to measure it, but as far as I can tell, the diameter is closer to that of 26 AWG than 24. My caliper read .42 mm 26AWG is .40mm, which is closer if you account for the stranded wires, though 24AWG is supposed to be .51mm.
All these aspects are bad sufficient by themselves, but if you add that to the length of the cable, it makes for an abysmal excellent item.
Out of the box this cable only connected at 100T speeds, gigabit connection was not feasible.
On the plus side, the wire is pretty flexible, which in theory should really make for honestly very good wiring around the home, but running untwisted cable over a 100ft is just asking for difficulty.
Just steer clear of these cables. I bought quite a few of these cables as a fairly low-cost way to wire some rooms in the house for Online access. You get what you spend for.
Initial of all, as a different reviewer stated, this isn't even cat5 cable. None of the wire pairs are twisted. Wire pairs are twisted to minimize crosstalk. Twisted pairs are component of the cat5 spec. No twisted pairs = no cat5.
Second, the wires are possibly 26AWG, instead of the 22AWG or 24AWG needed. That signifies that you can't cut the ends off these and anticipate to wire the cable to a wall jack. The wall jacks I use call for a punch-down tool to push the wire into a couple of metal pins. The pins generally cut by means of the rubber sleeve on the wire and make speak to with the wire itself. Because these wires are thinner than needed, the rubber is by no means cut sufficiently, resulting in inconsistent get in touch with.
Third, the connectors on the end are just crap. They are small, so they move about in the RJ45 port on switches, routers, or computers. This causes any connection you might have to drop in and out. Also, the pins on the connector are smaller than on a known superior cable connector. The pins are about half the width of a superior cable, once more resulting in bad connections.
Fourth, the wires are not copper. Reading up on low-priced cat5 cables, I see that copper-clad aluminum is becoming used in affordable wires. Copper is made use of in wires for a cause. It conducts the signal considerably superior than other materials whilst nevertheless keeping a wonderful value point. The copper-clad aluminum will pretty significantly rule out working with these cables for gigabit ethernet connections. You will be lucky to get 100Mbit connections.
Fortunately, I only ran a couple of these wires just before discovering all of this, so I do not have to do too a lot function to rewire those rooms. The price tag on these cables was too great to be correct and now I know why. Do not waste your capital. Obtain some greater quality cables. You'll spend significantly more up front, but you'll be happier in the finish.
WHITE 100FT CAT5 CAT5e RJ45 PATCH ETHERNET NETWORK CABLE 100 FT
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