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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Amos" data-source="post: 10864" data-attributes="member: 4791">Right now, I&#039;m still an analog guy, but feel sure that a digital future will ultimately be mine. I look forward to a quicker load-in, but quiver at the thought of a mid-show reboot. All that notwithstanding, today&#039;s post is hopefully a simple question regarding the new cable that will replace my big ol&#039; copper snake.CAT5, right? Preferably redundant, ruggedized CAT5 that will stand being coiled, pulled, etc. over and over. What I haven&#039;t seen is are the conductors solid or stranded in these snakes? All CAT5 I&#039;ve ever checked seems to be solid conductors, which I assume would be fine for installs and light use, but when it comes to rigors of the road, wouldn&#039;t stand up.I also found this:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.lanshack.com/pdf/SolidVsStranded.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lanshack.com/pdf/SolidVsStranded.pdf</a>&nbsp; (linked per their copyright request)which I think would apply to this situation, and seems to put forth stranded cable being unsuitable for longer runs.So... Are these runs solid or stranded, and if solid, any long term problems related to conductors being flexed repeatedly?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randy Amos, post: 10864, member: 4791"] Right now, I'm still an analog guy, but feel sure that a digital future will ultimately be mine. I look forward to a quicker load-in, but quiver at the thought of a mid-show reboot. All that notwithstanding, today's post is hopefully a simple question regarding the new cable that will replace my big ol' copper snake. CAT5, right? Preferably redundant, ruggedized CAT5 that will stand being coiled, pulled, etc. over and over. What I haven't seen is are the conductors solid or stranded in these snakes? All CAT5 I've ever checked seems to be solid conductors, which I assume would be fine for installs and light use, but when it comes to rigors of the road, wouldn't stand up. I also found this: [URL]http://www.lanshack.com/pdf/SolidVsStranded.pdf[/URL] (linked per their copyright request) which I think would apply to this situation, and seems to put forth stranded cable being unsuitable for longer runs. So... Are these runs solid or stranded, and if solid, any long term problems related to conductors being flexed repeatedly? [/QUOTE]

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