Remember to avoid CCA wired Cat5e / Cat6 cables get real copper wired cables

[mat200]

Remember to check the specs carefully, as often it is not listed as a main part of the description.

For example, a deal from Woot .. you had to hit the specs to see the CCA ( Copper Clad Aluminum ) specs.

 

[johnfitz]

Yea, I made this mistake years ago when I wired my 9 cameras.... wasn't aware then... I've been lucky so far, haven't had any issues (yet)

 

[tigerwillow1]

In a 20+ year old copy of the TIA/EIA 568 spec it says:

"The cable shall consist of 22 AWG to 24 AWG thermoplastic insulated solid conductors that are formed
into four individually twisted-pairs and enclosed by a thermoplastic jacket."

Was the standard relaxed to include CCA cables.? If not, I interpret it as disallowing CCA, making advertising CCA as cat6 to be false advertising. Future Cable says more or less the same thing here https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/the-ansi-tia-568-series-of-specifications-what-is-most-important-to-know-for-copper?srsltid=https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/the-ansi-tia-568-series-of-specifications-what-is-most-important-to-know-for-copper?srsltid=AfmBOop3JtnfeHL4mOt3h7rgzUIo494fzgiwFHWDnPWJmjPmR-EifRER-EifRER

But they of course aren't unbiased on the issue.