22-10-2006, 18:41
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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!
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22-10-2006, 18:45
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
If it works, then it will be ok. The shielding is a bit OTT for Cat 5 cables...
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22-10-2006, 18:45
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
If it's still working, breathe a sigh of relief, and ignore it for now. I'd buy a new one though as who knows what hidden damage there might be. The strands are so fine they'd easily snap from abuse.
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22-10-2006, 18:55
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Cheers guys. It was a very cheap cable anyway so I can easily buy a new one but I think for now i'll leave it.
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22-10-2006, 19:02
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Buy your housemate some Hoovering lessons (here's hoping they don't drive a car through the week  )
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22-10-2006, 19:10
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Lol, his car is currently broken down but he is a better car driver, than a hoover driver.
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23-10-2006, 00:46
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
There are different degrees of "working".
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Originally Posted by Marge
Buy your housemate some Hoovering lessons (here's hoping they don't drive a car through the week ) |
Assuming he's male, it'll be "man hoovering" - don't move anything out of the way, just hoover the middle of the room (he thinks a "crevice tool" is a sex toy), don't worry about small objects such as coins, cables, Lego, cats...
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23-10-2006, 00:52
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
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There are different degrees of "working".
Assuming he's male, it'll be "man hoovering" - don't move anything out of the way, just hoover the middle of the room (he thinks a "crevice tool" is a sex toy), don't worry about small objects such as coins, cables, Lego, cats...
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LOL.
I'm the total opposite, i have to clear the floor before hoovering.
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23-10-2006, 00:57
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
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I'm the total opposite, i have to clear the floor before hoovering.
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Because none of the floor is visible when it comes round to the quarterly hoover?
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23-10-2006, 07:32
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Quaterly? You have to do it that often??? Mmmm will have to see about training other half properly 
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23-10-2006, 13:07
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
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Because none of the floor is visible when it comes round to the quarterly hoover?
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Only because my room is so full of PC stuff, CDs, books
No seriously, it was last done about a week ago, and probably needs doing again, only really a few magazines on the floor 
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23-10-2006, 15:18
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
"Those" sort of mags are meant to be on a high shelf or under your mattress
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23-10-2006, 15:42
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
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"Those" sort of mags are meant to be on a high shelf or under your mattress |
They are probably stuck to the floor now...
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23-10-2006, 23:10
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Highly dangerous too. I once slipped on the Radio Times - foot went from under me and down I went. Backwards. Just missed the coffee table, otherwise it would have been Eastenders.
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23-10-2006, 23:37
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Re: mangled RJ45 cable
Buy yourself lot's of cable and put it somewhere where you won't fall over it.
As you've noticed, Cat5 cable doesnt like twists and can break easily.
You can get some good lengths cheaply from Cable Universe.
www.cableuniverse.co.uk
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