Comments on: How to Use a Balun for Audio or Video http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html Your source for everything electronics - reviews, recommendations, how-to's, news and more. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Electronics Guru http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-131157 Electronics Guru Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:12:20 +0000 http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-131157 Roland: The general feeling among people who work with CAT5 is to never splice it! One issue is the twisted pairs, which will be wrecked when the wires are cut and attempted to be re-twisted and re-connected; another is the broken seal (insulation and cover) that has to be redone with tape or wire connectors. All of this leads to (a) weaker physical strength, (b) higher chances of crosstalk, interference and signal loss, (c) reduced data rates, and (d) more problems you'll have to fix later. Do yourself a favor and buy a longer CAT5 cable, or at the very least a coupler so you can retain the cables' integrity. Notice in the diagram above there are no splices, and it's stressed in the text to retain cable integrity by making direct connections with cable terminations. Roland:

The general feeling among people who work with CAT5 is to never splice it! One issue is the twisted pairs, which will be wrecked when the wires are cut and attempted to be re-twisted and re-connected; another is the broken seal (insulation and cover) that has to be redone with tape or wire connectors. All of this leads to (a) weaker physical strength, (b) higher chances of crosstalk, interference and signal loss, (c) reduced data rates, and (d) more problems you’ll have to fix later.

Do yourself a favor and buy a longer CAT5 cable, or at the very least a coupler so you can retain the cables’ integrity. Notice in the diagram above there are no splices, and it’s stressed in the text to retain cable integrity by making direct connections with cable terminations.

]]> By: Roland Alden http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-131151 Roland Alden Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:16:22 +0000 http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-131151 My cat5 runs meet at a panel and have to be spliced to create a single run from point A to point B. Will one splice in the middle somewhere screw things up? My cat5 runs meet at a panel and have to be spliced to create a single run from point A to point B. Will one splice in the middle somewhere screw things up?

]]> By: mike http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-130975 mike Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:04:08 +0000 http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-130975 I have one cat5 wire running to all my soon-to-be cameras; Can I use that one cat5 cable for running video (via baluns) and also the 12volt power on another twisted pair? Thanks. I have one cat5 wire running to all my soon-to-be cameras; Can I use that one cat5 cable for running video (via baluns) and also the 12volt power on another twisted pair? Thanks.

]]> By: david georges http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-30385 david georges Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:34:49 +0000 http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/blog/how-to-use-a-balun-for-audio-or-video.html#comment-30385 Connecting my plasma monitor to the AV equipment (cable box and sound processor) via CAT 5. Total run = 60'. The monitor is Monitor is sensitive to electrical interference (toaster, hair dryer, garbage disposal). Will installing 2 baluns correct the problem? Should I change the CAT 5 to CAT 6? Thanks, David Georges Connecting my plasma monitor to the AV equipment (cable box and sound processor) via CAT 5. Total run = 60′. The monitor is Monitor is sensitive to electrical interference (toaster, hair dryer, garbage disposal). Will installing 2 baluns correct the problem? Should I change the CAT 5 to CAT 6?

Thanks,
David Georges

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