Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential

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Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626548 12/29/18 05:56 PM
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dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,181 Likes: 9 Arlington, Massachusetts	Hey Chris! Doesn't H.D. sell Leviton products? If so, it should be the same items found at You Do It Electronics. I Love FEATURE 00

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Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626549 12/29/18 09:02 PM
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jeffmoss26 Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,429 Likes: 3 Beachwood	HD has not sold Leviton around here for several years. It's now their house brand CE Tech or something like that. Jeff Moss Moss Communications Computer Repair-Networking-Cabling MBSWWYPBX, JGAE

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626551 12/30/18 03:58 AM
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dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,181 Likes: 9 Arlington, Massachusetts	You can tell how long it has been since I purchased voice/data products from HD. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626552 12/30/18 04:18 AM
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ChrisRR Moderator-1A2 Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 659 Manchester, New Hampshire	Jeff is right. It's their "house" brand, CE tech. Some of it is ok, some is crap. I've found that their keystone plates and jacks are pretty decent. I wouldn't use them professionally, but for residential stuff, they are more than adequate. I've had good luck with their datacom stuff, no problems with fitment or bad connections or premature wear. On the flip side, I bought a CE branded roll of quad wire they had on clearance, and I quickly found out why. I'd never use it for phones or anything, but I figured I could use it for various projects. That is, until I had this weird feeling about this roll of wire and put a magnet near it. The magnet stuck right to the roll. I do my best to avoid CCA, but copper clad steel was a new one to me.

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626553 12/30/18 05:39 AM
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dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,181 Likes: 9 Arlington, Massachusetts	Could use the wire as a grounding electrode for an electronic device. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626554 12/30/18 10:53 AM
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justbill Member Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,745 Likes: 37 Western Nebraska	I've got some quad and CAT 3 2pr, probably some 4pr too. If anyone wants it I'd sell for what I have in it plus shipping. I bought it some time back so it ought to be cheaper than what todays prices are. If there's any interest I can see what I've got and what I'd have to have for it. Retired phone dude

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626555 12/30/18 01:14 PM
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Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,835 Likes: 26 Canby, Oregon	When you're buying Home-Grade Data cable from places like HD, Lowes or the Dollar Store you have to watch out for the Chinese counterfeit. What Belden has to say about it. Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626569 12/30/18 11:13 PM
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dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,181 Likes: 9 Arlington, Massachusetts	2-pair is just about gone from the market. The last time I purchased CommScope 4-pair CAT3 cable, I found out that the company no longer manufactures low pair count CAT3. Now they take CAT5 cable that fails testing....label it as CAT3 and sells it as such. It works out well if terminating to 110 blocks/panels, but requires a bit more work to terminate to 66 blocks as the pairs are twisted much more than old school CAT3. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626571 12/30/18 11:41 PM
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dexman Spam Hunter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,181 Likes: 9 Arlington, Massachusetts	The top picture is a comparison of the pairs in the new (grey) and old (white) cables. The bottom picture compares the jacket labels. I Love FEATURE 00

Re: Plenum Cable vs. Riser Cable: Cost Differential dexman #626572 12/30/18 11:53 PM
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Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,835 Likes: 26 Canby, Oregon	Originally Posted by dexman Now they take CAT5 cable that fails testing....label it as CAT3 and sells it as such. It works out well if terminating to 110 blocks/panels, but requires a bit more work to terminate to 66 blocks as the pairs are twisted much more than old school CAT3. Ever use a scrap piece of bonded Cat 6 for a temporary x-connect? Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

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