I've never tried those ground kits in real life. I'm assuming you
wouldn't use them on a foil shielded cable but rather one with armor.
I don't think I would do it unless the tower owner made me do it. Even
where I was told it had to be R56 the guy doing the inspection was happy
with an SS at the bottom for the Ethernet.
------ Original Message ------
From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: 11/22/2016 8:17:26 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding
On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
Lots of opinions about this. R56 doesn't really apply too well to
things that are Ethernet and POE.
Try to bring all grounds back to a single point. Bond things together
like the ice bridge to the tower so you are not counting on the
mechanical connection to also be the lightning circuit.
People using my products use the grounding RJ45 plugs which
interconnect to my surge protectors.
You never know which direction the surge will be coming from either.
Many times it comes in on the power.
-----Original Message----- From: Dev
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] CAT5e/6 tower grounding
I’ve heard it’s good to ground multiple places, like up by the radio,
down by the turn to the ice bridge and inside the shelter, but how do
you that (and is it necessary) with CAT5e/6? Do you strip a section
off the insulation and tie the drain wire to multiple ground lugs?
Sounds hard to do and not get water in the cable. I just have been
running surge suppressors inside the building that the cable plugs
into before heading to the switches/etc. What should I be doing?
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