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How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - wowzer - 12-08-2013
I have a closet to which I've run all my cat6 cables. I don't want to have interference problems, so was curious if I can bundle the wires together to make the job look neat. Would this be a Problem?
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - Filliam H. Muffman - 12-08-2013
Be sure to keep the distance between wires as shown in this picture and you will be fine. ;-)
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - tortoise - 12-08-2013
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
Be sure to keep the distance between wires as shown in this picture and you will be fine. ;-)
LOL :agree:
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - Paul F. - 12-08-2013
As long as they don't occupy the same space and create a quantum singularity - you're good.
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - ka jowct - 12-08-2013
Paul F. wrote:
As long as they don't occupy the same space and create a quantum singularity - you're good.
Exactly. Cascading entropic failure is a b!tch.
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - freeradical - 12-08-2013
Just be careful how you set the tension on your tie wrap gun, and mind your bend radius.
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - GGD - 12-08-2013
Allow at least one RCH of separation between cables.
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - Chakravartin - 12-08-2013
Crushing them together or bending them sharply may undo some of the benefits of twisted pair cabling. Running them side-by-side should be harmless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair
Twisted pair cabling is a type of wiring in which two conductors of a single circuit are twisted together for the purposes of canceling out electromagnetic interference (EMI) from external sources; for instance, electromagnetic radiation from unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables, and crosstalk between neighboring pairs. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell...
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - cbelt3 - 12-08-2013
Cat 6 is also shielded. They will be ok. Do not run next to high voltage .
Re: How close can cat6 wires run next to each other? - Article Accelerator - 12-08-2013
What freeradical, Chak, and cbelt3 said. In addition, keep them away from fluorescent lights.