Re: Current carrying capacity of CAT5?

[Ake Hedman <akhe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Martin Howell wrote:

> Am I reading the table correctly?  If the CAT5 wire is 24AWG copper,
the
> 'fusing current' - presumably the point where the wire melts  - is
> 29amps?  I guess the more important rating is that where the wire gets
> hot enough that the insulation and everything around it catches fire?
>
> Martin
>
You are absolutely right there of course.  This is not current levels to
use in practice. Still after seeing the levels one can feel quite safe
(at least I do) when running the recommended 500mA in a AWG 24

Regards
/Ake

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