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Originally Posted by ComputerChips
Tfryman, be careful with that cabling, cat5 does not have the insulation that is needed for carrying 110AC circuits.
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Originally Posted by gbrown
I have to agree. Cat5 was NEVER meant to carry 110V 30-50A load. It will get hot and the insulation will melt. Eventually it will short. Perhaps sparking a fire. DO NOT DO THIS!
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Wrong on all counts:
CAT5 Plenum cable is rated for 300 Volts"
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Cat5e Plenum Cable Ratings:
- Tested to 350 MHz for Zo, Next, RL, Atten, PSNext, Elfext, PSEIFext and Skew
- Maximum Operating Cable Temperature: 75°C
- Voltage Rating: 300V
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And there is basically no current going through the CAT5 cable, both the voltage and current sensing lines are actually measuring voltage so they are high impedance, low current (almost no current) sensing devices.
There is no "30-50 A load" in these cables: the current transformer increases sensed voltage as the AC current increases.
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