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pgroell(at)yahoo.fr
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 Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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Hello all,
While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet cable I used to install a network at my home.
This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it’s also shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of the stick?
Thanks for your input.
Pascal GROELL
RV-7A (near Paris, France)
www.notreavion.net
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nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:37 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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At 10:12 AM 7/26/2008 +0200, you wrote:
| Quote: | Hello all,
While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet cable I
used to install a network at my home.
This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it s also
shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my
stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of the stick?
Thanks for your input.
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Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
robustness under vibration. You could give it
a try. It might last quite some time before
needing a replacement.
Bob . . .
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( . . . a long habit of not thinking )
( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial )
( appearance of being right . . . )
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ceengland(at)bellsouth.ne
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
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<nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net>
At 10:12 AM 7/26/2008 +0200, you wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet
> cable I used to install a network at my home.
>
> This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it s also
> shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my
> stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of
> the stick?
>
> Thanks for your input.
Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
robustness under vibration. You could give it
a try. It might last quite some time before
needing a replacement.
Bob . . .
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Consider cutting up one of the off-the-shelf ethernet patch cables. They
should be stranded.
The most flexible & durable stuff I've ever seen that's easy to find is
regular old telephone patch cord, but terminating it with anything other
than the standard displacement-type RG connectors can be a problem.
Charlie
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nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:59 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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| Quote: | >>While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet cable
>>I used to install a network at my home.
>>
>>This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it s also
>>shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my
>>stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of the stick?
>>
>>Thanks for your input.
>
> Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
> It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
> robustness under vibration. You could give it
> a try. It might last quite some time before
> needing a replacement.
>
> Bob . . .
Consider cutting up one of the off-the-shelf ethernet patch cables. They
should be stranded.
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I did not know that. Thanks! I've got some laying
around here somewhere that I'll investigate that
condition. Good to know.
Bob . . .
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( . . . a long habit of not thinking )
( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial )
( appearance of being right . . . )
( )
( -Thomas Paine 1776- )
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ceengland(at)bellsouth.ne
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
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<nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net>
>>> While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet
>>> cable I used to install a network at my home.
>>>
>>> This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it s also
>>> shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my
>>> stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of
>>> the stick?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>> Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
>> It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
>> robustness under vibration. You could give it
>> a try. It might last quite some time before
>> needing a replacement.
>>
>> Bob . . .
>
> Consider cutting up one of the off-the-shelf ethernet patch cables.
> They should be stranded.
I did not know that. Thanks! I've got some laying
around here somewhere that I'll investigate that
condition. Good to know.
Bob . . .
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Uhh... I hedged a bit with the 'should' in the previous post. Here's a
link to the Belden products. Some are solid, some are stranded. The
better patch cables are flexible enough that it's hard to believe that
they have 8 solid conductors, but it's worth checking.
http://www.belden.com/07Markets/07_Industrial/07_Industrial_Products/Industrial_Ethernet_Cable.cfm#ethernet
Charlie
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pgroell(at)yahoo.fr
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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Hello,
My cable is indeed stranded, I'll count the strands next time I'm in the
workshop.
Thanks
Best regards
Pascal
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aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com] De la part de Robert L.
Nuckolls, III
Envoyé : samedi 26 juillet 2008 17:53
À : aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com
Objet : Re: Stick wiring cable
<nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net>
>>>While rummaging through my household cables, I found some Ethernet
cable
>>>I used to install a network at my home.
>>>
>>>This looks like an 8 wires, color coded, 24 AWG cable (it s also
>>>shielded). Would there be any drawbacks using this cable to wire my
>>>stickgrip from grip to a connector (probably D-SUB) at the base of
the stick?
>>>
>>>Thanks for your input.
>>
>> Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
>> It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
>> robustness under vibration. You could give it
>> a try. It might last quite some time before
>> needing a replacement.
>>
>> Bob . . .
>
>Consider cutting up one of the off-the-shelf ethernet patch cables.
They
>should be stranded.
I did not know that. Thanks! I've got some laying
around here somewhere that I'll investigate that
condition. Good to know.
Bob . . .
----------------------------------------)
( . . . a long habit of not thinking )
( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial )
( appearance of being right . . . )
( )
( -Thomas Paine 1776- )
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deej(at)deej.net
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| Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:44 am Post subject: Stick wiring cable |
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Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:
| Quote: | Most Ethernet cable is solid strands of wire.
It's not a wire designed for flexibility or
robustness under vibration. You could give it
a try. It might last quite some time before
needing a replacement.
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Often ethernet cable intended for building wiring is solid, but that
destined for patch cables is stranded. If it is a roll of cable, the
side of the box/spindle should say on it which type it is, otherwise
just cut a piece of the wire apart and look at it. In my experience you
have about a 50/50 chance of it being either.
-Dj
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Dj Merrill
Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118
http://deej.net/sportsman/
"Many things that are unexplainable happen during the construction of an
airplane." --Dave Prizio, 30 Aug 2005
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