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Cat 5 cable: where to cut your own measure

  • 20-07-2010 3:01pm
    #1
    JonathanAnon
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    Hi guys,

    was in Woody's, Homebase, B&Q and while all have boxes of cable for power / coax / telephone / etc etc from which you can cut your own length of cable, NONE of them have Cat5e or Cat6.. Where would I be able to cut a length of about 40 feet myself..

    tks.


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  • #2
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Most proper electrical wholesalers (i.e. the ones with all the vans outside) will cut you whatever length you need.


  • #3
    Bob_Harris
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    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    was in Woody's, Homebase, B&Q and while all have boxes of cable for power / coax / telephone / etc etc from which you can cut your own length of cable, NONE of them have Cat5e or Cat6.. Where would I be able to cut a length of about 40 feet myself..

    tks.

    Maplin will cut it to length for you, but you will be paying over the odds like every thing else in Maplin.

    You should be able to find a nice length on ebay for cheaper, e.g. this


  • #4
    sink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭sink


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    was in Woody's, Homebase, B&Q and while all have boxes of cable for power / coax / telephone / etc etc from which you can cut your own length of cable, NONE of them have Cat5e or Cat6.. Where would I be able to cut a length of about 40 feet myself..

    tks.

    Maplins in town besides smyths toy store, although wholesaler will be a lot cheaper.


  • #5
    Lenny
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,389 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lenny


    Try dealextreme


  • #6
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Will look and see if there's a label on our 350M box, we've had it ages so I dont know wher it came from.


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  • #7
    Freeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Freeman


    What about Radionics and Farnell
    Ebay is good for pre-made cables, I got some crossovers on there recently because I didn't want the hassle of making my own.


  • #8
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Ebay is good for pre-made cables, I got some crossovers on there recently because I didn't want the hassle of making my own.
    Reminds me of a supposedly senior engineer I used to work with who was asked to make a crossover cable... and crossed both ends.. :D

    Thanks guys, to be honest I was kinda surprised that somewhere like Homebase would not have cat5/6 cable, I mean nearly everyone runs Ethernet through their houses at this stage.


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