I’ve got some direct burial Ethernet cable with 4 pairs of twisted wire. Standard colors. Orange, blue, green and brown. The wires that are supposed to be striped to the corresponding color are all solid white. Anyone ran into this before?
Ethernet cable with 4 solid white wires
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Try stripping back a bit more of the outer jacket and/or inspect the wires at the other end of the cable. I've seen some CAT cable have a subtle marking of the "striped" color on the white conductors
If they are not marked accordingly, it might still be manageable to use (albeit annoying). They are twisted pairs, so you'll need to pay closer attention when terminating the ends.
I've seen it sometime in the past. Just keep the pairs intact. Easy to say but I do see how that increases the workload of terminating the wires, and the risk of mixing up the whites. If you don't have even one of the stupid cable testers it might be worth getting one, though they won't catch making the exact same mistake on both ends. Maybe mark the whites with colored markers while untwisting the pairs?
I wish. It’s how it’s made I guess. As long as the terminated the same on both ends, I’m not sure how much it matters from what I’ve read.
CaptainCrunch
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I'm not doubting what you are saying you saw. But the data sheet in the link seems to suggest there should not be any all white cables.
It matters if the specs for CAT-5e are to be met. I use T-568B on both ends.
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Odd... their image does not seem to depict any striped conductors either
As long as you are mindful when you terminate the end, it does not matter once it is crimped
Contact manufacturer to see if this is their standard spec for that part number, then decide on exchanging for a correctly marked item.
Did you get it for a good price? If so, consider working with it
As long as you are mindful when you terminate the end, it does not matter once it is crimped
Contact manufacturer to see if this is their standard spec for that part number, then decide on exchanging for a correctly marked item.
Did you get it for a good price? If so, consider working with it
Sorry, but I disagree. It specifically states white. It does not state Blue w/white stripe. It states White/Blue and I take that to mean the pair is a white and a blue wire.
Well maybe I am wrong about that. Here is stats from a different manufacturer. Seems the White/Blue means white with a blue stripe.
CaptainCrunch
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Or maybe you are right. I found another data sheet that seems to back up your initial interpretation.
Now that screenshot does not infer a striped conductor... and it seems to be a manufacturer cut sheet for the same product OP bought.
AH-HAH!
OP's cut sheet denotes the berk-tek product under the Leviton company umbrella. @CaptainCrunch found a spec sheet showing the berk-tek product belonging to the Nexans company.
Looks like Nexans company was more accurate...
OP's cut sheet denotes the berk-tek product under the Leviton company umbrella. @CaptainCrunch found a spec sheet showing the berk-tek product belonging to the Nexans company.
Looks like Nexans company was more accurate...
