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Re: cat5 or cat3

EV607797 #177038 04/20/08 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by EV607797

CAT5 is not necessarily wrong, it's just overkill. Same as running 6/3 Romex to a 20 amp receptacle.

Not quite...have you ever tried to connect 6-gauge wire to a 20 amp receptacle?

CAT5 connects to RJ11 jacks just fine. (Well, after you untwist it)

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cat5 or cat3	HCE727	04/07/08 05:50 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	LarryC	04/07/08 07:09 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/07/08 09:59 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	HCE727	04/08/08 12:48 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/08/08 01:42 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	pauluk	04/12/08 10:09 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	Trumpy	04/15/08 09:57 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	pauluk	04/15/08 02:55 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/15/08 03:03 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	u2slow	04/16/08 05:58 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/17/08 06:10 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/18/08 04:07 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/18/08 06:31 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/18/08 03:14 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/18/08 08:46 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/19/08 12:24 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/19/08 02:46 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	pauluk	04/19/08 08:32 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/19/08 02:46 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	gfretwell	04/19/08 03:54 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/20/08 05:56 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	SteveFehr	04/24/08 04:14 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/24/08 04:49 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	SteveFehr	04/25/08 10:53 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/26/08 05:52 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	SteveFehr	04/28/08 04:15 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/28/08 09:25 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	u2slow	04/19/08 04:28 PM
Re: cat5 or cat3	EV607797	04/20/08 03:23 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/20/08 05:57 AM
Re: cat5 or cat3	brianl703	04/20/08 05:59 AM

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