Remember to avoid CCA wired Cat5e / Cat6 cables get real copper wired cables

[mat200]

Remember to check the specs carefully, as often it is not listed as a main part of the description.

For example, a deal from Woot .. you had to hit the specs to see the CCA ( Copper Clad Aluminum ) specs.

 

[johnfitz]

Yea, I made this mistake years ago when I wired my 9 cameras.... wasn't aware then... I've been lucky so far, haven't had any issues (yet)

 

[tigerwillow1]

In a 20+ year old copy of the TIA/EIA 568 spec it says:

"The cable shall consist of 22 AWG to 24 AWG thermoplastic insulated solid conductors that are formed
into four individually twisted-pairs and enclosed by a thermoplastic jacket."

Was the standard relaxed to include CCA cables.? If not, I interpret it as disallowing CCA, making advertising CCA as cat6 to be false advertising. Future Cable says more or less the same thing here https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/the-ansi-tia-568-series-of-specifications-what-is-most-important-to-know-for-copper?srsltid=https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/the-ansi-tia-568-series-of-specifications-what-is-most-important-to-know-for-copper?srsltid=AfmBOop3JtnfeHL4mOt3h7rgzUIo494fzgiwFHWDnPWJmjPmR-EifRER-EifRER

But they of course aren't unbiased on the issue.

 

[mat200]

example of another CCA cable from Amazon .. have to really look for the details to find out it is CCA garbage

sounds like a deal, but it is not ..

MONK CABLES | CAT6 Plenum Cable 1000ft | UTP, 23AWG, 550MHz | DSX-8000 Certified | Most Certified Cable of The Whole Market (Blue)
Visit the MONK CABLES Store
( CCA garbage cable .. )

 

[tigerwillow1]

MOST CERTIFIED CABLE OF THE WHOLE MARKET

With a BS statement like that, there has to be more of it elsewhere.

 

[observant1]

High frequency travels on the outside of a cable. Much like wave guides. If i had a cca cable that had the ends on it i wouldnt care a great deal, but if you even scuff the coper around the aluminum it effects frequency propagation, not only does it suk just in general. Scuffs on a solid copper conductor can also effect high frequencies. At least thats what the 4 hr class was about 30 years ago...........and i was hung over.