Stratmangler;687993 Wrote: > Category 7 cable has each cable pair shielded, along with an overall > shield. > If your network is not Cat7 then the screens are floating, and, as one > end is connected to the Touch, which *does* have a connection to the > screen contact you will get an effective radio aerial. > > If the screens in a Cat7 installation are properly grounded to a common > point, then you have the opposite occurring - you have a very effective > Faraday shield, and the screens do not act as an aerial. > > There's nothing wrong with using Cat7 cable, but, as you have found, a > single piece inappropriately used can be pretty disastrous. > > Chris :)
What is then wrong in my setup? My switch is directly connected to the Touch? How should I ground the shielding if neither the switch or the Touch have a ground pole on their plug? -- evdplancke ------------------------------------------------------------------------ evdplancke's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93316 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
