[kwlug-disc] Recommendations on ethernet cable tool sets, kits?

[CrankyOldBugger]

So I noticed.. well hopefully I won't have to run more than 10-15 feet...

On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 at 11:47 Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) <
aklists at mixdown.ca> wrote:

> > On Jan 30, 2018, at 11:32 AM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I have a wiring question, not so much about the cabling itself but about
> conduits..  I need to run a cable across the ceiling of a room in the
> basement.  There's no good way to put it in the ceiling without having to
> tear down drywall and drywall is way above my pay grade..  Regular conduit
> would look ugly in this case.  So my wife had the idea of running a
> "steampunk" conduit, one that's actually made of copper pipe (with
> appropriate fittings, bends, etc.).  What I need to know is if there's any
> chance a copper pipe might interfere with the signal or cause EMI or
> anything?
> >
> > Does anyone know?
>
> There is zero issue in doing this, and if you ground that copper you’ve
> made the environment for the network cable even quieter. This isn’t an
> issue for almost every installation, but it’s worth noting that you’ve
> effectively shielded a large portion of your cable run.
>
> The biggest issue would be cost. Copper pipe ain’t cheap, yo.
>
> -A.
>
>
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