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<blockquote data-quote="Darron Jeans" data-source="post: 147620" data-attributes="member: 3711">Re: CableI was looking around for good cable to buy for ae50, and in another forum came across someone highly recommending GEPCO CT504HD <a href="http://www.gepco.com/products/proav_cable/network/4pr_cat5Eheavyduty_M.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gepco.com/products/proav_cable/network/4pr_cat5Eheavyduty_M.htm</a>. This is for an install, where the stage box will not be moved around, the cat5 cable will be covered by a cable guard, and there is an Ethercon panel at the stage an at the sound booth with the cat5 run through a conduit in the walls. I ordered the GEPCO cable, and guess I should have done my research better, because there isn&#039;t a foil shield at all, although the cable is quite thick and should withstand abuse well. I was considering getting different shielded cable, but have reconsidered since discovering that the Ethercon panels on the stage and at the sound booth are connected with plain UTP cat5 between them, so without re-running the house, I&#039;m not sure shielded cable connecting the stage box to the panel will make a difference. Or will it?So far, I have not had any issues, but I don&#039;t know if I&#039;ve just been lucky.Given this setup, does anyone have suggestions on how to best safeguard against dropouts, etc?Darron</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darron Jeans, post: 147620, member: 3711"] Re: Cable I was looking around for good cable to buy for ae50, and in another forum came across someone highly recommending GEPCO [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][B]CT504HD [URL]http://www.gepco.com/products/proav_cable/network/4pr_cat5Eheavyduty_M.htm[/URL].[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] This is for an install, where the stage box will not be moved around, the cat5 cable will be covered by a cable guard, and there is an Ethercon panel at the stage an at the sound booth with the cat5 run through a conduit in the walls. I ordered the GEPCO cable, and guess I should have done my research better, because there isn't a foil shield at all, although the cable is quite thick and should withstand abuse well. I was considering getting different shielded cable, but have reconsidered since discovering that the Ethercon panels on the stage and at the sound booth are connected with plain UTP cat5 between them, so without re-running the house, I'm not sure shielded cable connecting the stage box to the panel will make a difference. Or will it? So far, I have not had any issues, but I don't know if I've just been lucky. Given this setup, does anyone have suggestions on how to best safeguard against dropouts, etc? Darron [/QUOTE]

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