Posted: 11/21/2011 4:24:39 PM EDT
So i was moving crap around in my living room and i shot a staple through the middle of the cat 5  and it still works  should i cut it and repair any broken strands or leave it alone?
|
|
Quoted:
So i was moving crap around in my living room and i shot a staple through the middle of the cat 5 and it still works should i cut it and repair any broken strands or leave it alone?If it works, fuck it. If you are that anal, replace it. They are cheap enough to not splice. |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
So i was moving crap around in my living room and i shot a staple through the middle of the cat 5 and it still works should i cut it and repair any broken strands or leave it alone?If it works, fuck it. If you are that anal, replace it. They are cheap enough to not splice. its a 150' cable 
|
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
So i was moving crap around in my living room and i shot a staple through the middle of the cat 5 and it still works should i cut it and repair any broken strands or leave it alone?If it works, fuck it. If you are that anal, replace it. They are cheap enough to not splice. I have pulled the staple out before and it worked just fine |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
So i was moving crap around in my living room and i shot a staple through the middle of the cat 5 and it still works should i cut it and repair any broken strands or leave it alone?If it works, fuck it. If you are that anal, replace it. They are cheap enough to not splice. its a 150' cable Well then, I guess you are fucked.
|
|
CAT5 has 8 non-stranded wires in it. But 99% of people are only using four of those wires - it's designed to handle two channels.
If the cable still works leave it alone (pull out the staple though). I have a cable in a crawlspace that was installed by a crappy electrician. He must have kinked it or partially damaged it, because although it works I can only get 1Mb/s data through it. Better than nothing. . |
|
Quoted:
its a 150' cable 150'? That's nothing. You can get a box of 1000' for $80. That, a couple connectors and a cheap crimp tool and you're in business. Directions for wiring the connectors are available online. It really couldn't be much simpler. ETA: Here you go: http://www.computercablestore.com/cat5e-patch-cables1.aspx |
|
Quoted:
Quoted:
its a 150' cable 150'? That's nothing. You can get a box of 1000' for $80. That, a couple connectors and a cheap crimp tool and you're in business. Directions for wiring the connectors are available online. It really couldn't be much simpler. ETA: Here you go: http://www.computercablestore.com/cat5e-patch-cables1.aspx I ran CAT6 the last time I did rewiring. |
| I was going to say just leave the staple in if it was still working, sounds like you may have pulled it though. Yep most likely you were using only 1/2 of the wires so your chances were fair, but its definitely possible to make it worse by pulling the staple after puncture even if it didn't appear to mess it up first |
|
Quoted:
I was going to say just leave the staple in if it was still working, sounds like you may have pulled it though. Yep most likely you were using only 1/2 of the wires so your chances were fair, but its definitely possible to make it worse by pulling the staple after puncture even if it didn't appear to mess it up first nope staple is still in it 
im going to go with if it isn't broke don't fix it |
