[KAT5] Re: Wiring House (Next Step)

["Ant" <ant_marsh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that Keith.

Just to let you know, I do intend to invest in some KAT5 modules once I'm
in the
house and have all the wiring sorted. :o)

Anyone have any feedback on my other 2 questions....

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2 - "At least 4 wires to every room" - interestingly I have done
this on the design
already although I'm still thinking about adding more. I know this may
sound daft but
I've got none going to any bathooms or toilets - has anyone actually run
cat5e to
such rooms?

3 - Is there anywhere else I might want to consider running a cable e.g. an
external
socket?
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Cheers
Ant

--- In kat5-users@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <kat5users@d...>
wrote:
> Hi Ant,
>
> Answers below
>
> > 1 - Sharing Audio - I notice you mentioned about speakers being
> > an issue Ke= ith - can
> > you clarify this further regards how to use audio then? Am I
> > right in think= ing that by
> > this you mean audio should be "sent" via cat5e, for
example, to
> > an amplifie= r rather
> > than speakers themselves?
> >
>
> Not an issue, just that CAT5 cable is not suitable for carrying the
large
> currents demanded by loudspeakers.
>
> CAT5 is ideally suited to the distribution of Balanced Line Level
Audio from
> source to amplifier using KAT5 or similar units.
>
> For Speaker level signals you need a much thicker conductor to carry
the
> current hence the recomendation of 79/0.2 or 2.5mm2 cable.
>
>
> > 4 - Shielded or Unshielded cable? I really can't decide - to be
> > on the safe=  side I'd
> > prefer to go with shielded but is it really necessary for home
networking?
> >
>
> UNSHIELDED - for 4 reasons.
>
> 1 - its much cheaper, no point wasting money.
>
> 2 - shielded actually has greater losses within the cable due the
extra
> capacitance caused by the screen.
>
> 3 - you need to use shielded patch leads and patch panels to gain the
> benefit of the shielding and if not installed and earthed properly you
can
> actually make things much worse.
>
> 4 - if there is a source of interference within your home that
justifies
> CAT5 Sheilded then you have a much bigger problem. The levels of
> interference needed to upset CAT5 will totally kill all radio and TV
> reception and most likely break through on the phone line as well.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Keith