On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Andrew Errington < [email protected]> wrote:
> > I would run 2 cat5e cables through irrigation tube and keep this 50mm away > from the electrical conduit all along the trench. > > I'd probably go for Cat6 ( or in extreme cases, cat7) these days, its probably insanely over the top, but considering 1. Plausible Electrical Interference sources. 2. Likely >50m length of run. 3. Cabling Permenance likely once its set down. I'd probably prefer to future proof instead of having to rip stuff up if you ever need something faster or more reslient. Cat6 is not substantially more costly than Cat5e these days, so I think it silly *NOT* to take that option. -- Kent
