It looks bad but as long as you do that + drain wire grounded nothing will ever know.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 8:52 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > No, each pair is a balanced transmission line. They actually convey RF > and the twist of the pair cancels out radiation leaving the pair and > entering other pairs. The twist also prevents interference from the other > pairs. So separating them actually will make interference less and lower > specs like NEXT (Near End Cross Talk). > > *From:* Paul McCall > *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2017 6:15 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Cat5 termination question > > > If you strip back the insulation, shielding, drain wire etc. from a Cat5 > cable a few inches, but keep the 4 twists in place up until the connector > (like normal), but the 4 pairs are loose from each other, does that affect > data flow? > > > > Paul > > > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > [email protected] > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > >
