Inquiry about bulk Cat6A cables
Inquiry about bulk Cat6A cables
I'm checking out this Cat6A cable for about 200ft of outdoor use, aiming to connect a POE+ access point outside. The specs seem solid, but the jacket is 8.7mm ±0.5mm thick—making it hard to find compatible ends. Since it has a water block layer, I'm wondering if there are options with clearance for an 8.5mm jacket or a different cable that fits better. Any advice?
You likely can eliminate the water-blocking coating in the area inside your house, making it thinner and allowing it to fit within a jacket. The site has a product inquiry section—feel free to share your question there.
Perfect, glad it worked. I was using my phone and missed the product questions part.
In the early 2000s I owned roughly 70 meters of Cat.5 UTP indoor cable extending outdoors to a neighbor. It was mounted on clothing wire about 2.5 meters above ground, fully exposed to weather conditions. At that time, it delivered full 100 Mb/s speeds and remained functional for approximately 3 to 4 years, even as it began to physically degrade. After around five years, we removed it not due to performance issues but because it became unsightly and broadband arrived locally. While I don’t advise running indoor cable outside, removing the water-blocking layer inside your home—such as the method suggested by @Eigenvektor—is perfectly acceptable.