On 05/22/2012 02:21 AM, andy pugh wrote:
> On 22 May 2012 07:53, Rafael Skodlar<ra...@linwin.com>  wrote:
>
>> Using Cat-5 was a surprise to me as it's a bit stiff unless each wire is
>> made of even smaller wires, not common in general use.
>
> There is solid stranded for fixed installation and stranded for patch cables.
> http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/cables-wires/network-communication-cable/cat5e-cable/?searchTerm=cat5
> The stranded would be very much preferred.
>
> There are many other types of multicore cable, it is just that CAT5 is
> readily available.
>

There are different kinds of stranded CAT-5 from my experience. However, 
stranded cat-5/6 were not designed for bending over and over thousands 
of times IMO. Connecting laptops is one thing, wiring sensors and 
electronics on moving mechanisms on CNC machines is another.

I've come across multi-wire cables with "magic white powder" inside 
which made bending much smoother. Insulated wires inside main cable 
jacket were sliding along each other easily. I did not pay attention to 
that at that time but now I suspect I know what that was all about.

-- 
Rafael

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