Re: AC and signal cable of whatever type
Safety, dammit! Can't you see that peoples lives are at stake and it's my responsibility to keep them safe?!?!
(Does your country have the TV shows where they talk like this? I love doing it....)
Seriously, though, the yellow cable makes it easier to see in the grass or wherever. Unlike some people ITT, I can't always route cables where they will be untouched by audience members, and I like it that they are visible so people can avoid them. The combination of yellow and black meaning "Danger!" has been evolutionarily implanted in us because of the many nasty yellow and black striped things that are bad for us. When the snake cable assemblies are finished rather than temporary like the one in the most recent pictures, they inherently have yellow and black stripes.
Some people hate it. I like it.
Onstage is a different story, of course. Everything is black there.
Cat 5e, this stuff:
TecNec Neutrik Ethercon / Belden Data Tuff CAT5e Cable Assemblies by TecNec CAT-5 Cables at Markertek.com
They don't say what it is other than Belden Data Tuff, but I ASSume it's this
Belden Belden 7923A Paired - Category 5e DataTuff Twisted Pair Cable Bulk Category 5/5e/6 Cable at Markertek.com
since that's the only Data Tuff cable they have in bulk. It appears to be unshielded. Someone either here or in the other forum suggested it when I was looking to buy, and the price seemed reasonable for what it is.
Not yet; I got the Belden 200' because the Gepco Tactical 4 wire, which seems more rugged by far, was on a boat somewhere, and I had a deadline. The Gepco has since arrived, and that's what will be on two of my three digital snakes. Haven't opened the boxes yet.
And this is my only digital system, so I haven't tried it with other systems to see if it glitches when pulled/squeezed.
Yes to your emi comment, except that the cancelling is due to twisted pairs and not to the presence or absence of neutral or ground wires.
And yes to the Ethercons.
