i prefer liquidtight because the metal shield is protected by an outside
coating.  this keeps it both water tight and prevents it from becoming a
giant conductor should it happen to touch a live wire somehow.

you can buy it at any local electrical supply shop

-sean

On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Nick Bright <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 7/14/2016 3:43 PM, Nick Bright wrote:
> > On 7/14/2016 3:35 PM, Shawn C. Peppers wrote:
> >> Fiber with direct dc power to a edgepoint that is inside a metal
> enclosure.  Save yourself the hassle because you will always have problems
> if you do not.  Put your cables out of the edgepoint to the radios in
> flexible EMT or MC conduct.
> >>
> >> Shawn C. Peppers
> > That's probably the best solution, over using ferrites.
> >
> > There is also the option of CAT5e with corrugated copper shielding, but
> > MC conduit would be cheaper.
> >
> For anybody wondering, it looks like this type of armoring without
> pre-installed copper wires is referred to as "Flexible EMT" not MC.
>
> There are both Aluminum and Steel products available
>
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-3-4-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Aluminum-Conduit-5603-30-AFC/204847343
>
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-1-2-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Steel-Conduit-5502-30-AFC/204847339
>
>
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/AFC-Cable-Systems-3-8-in-x-100-ft-Flexible-Steel-Conduit-5501-30-AFC/205070919
>
> 3/4" should fit 4 or maybe 5 shielded cat5e cables. It looks like, from
> the specs, a single shireen 5e shielded cable would fit with about .2"
> extra room in the 3/8" version.
>
> Shaun, what are your thoughts of liquid tight vs standard? Which do you
> use? Does anybody see any issues with capacitance changes in the
> shielding when it's wet, if not using liquid tight?
>
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