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funkyhitman · 22-10-2006, 18:41

Hi, my housemate just ran over my RJ45 cable with the hoover and it's churned a nice 1 inch wide hole into the shielding, exposing the wires. Inside are loads of multicoloured wires and one of them has a few nicks and scrapes but otherwise they look unscathed and my connection still works.

I have gone over the hole with gaffa tape. Is this good enough and is there any danger of the shielding being broken?

Thank you!

22-10-2006, 18:41	#1
funkyhitman Inactive Join Date: Sep 2004 Services: 4mb BB Posts: 53	mangled RJ45 cable Hi, my housemate just ran over my RJ45 cable with the hoover and it's churned a nice 1 inch wide hole into the shielding, exposing the wires. Inside are loads of multicoloured wires and one of them has a few nicks and scrapes but otherwise they look unscathed and my connection still works. I have gone over the hole with gaffa tape. Is this good enough and is there any danger of the shielding being broken? Thank you!