Monoprice Cat6A 1000ft Blue CMR UL Bulk Cable, TAA, Shielded (F/UTP), Solid, 23AWG, 550MHz, 10G, Pure Bare Copper, Spool in Box, Bulk Ethernet Cable
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UPC # 889028011072
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Is this wire truly blue? It appears to be purple in the images
A shopper
on Oct 4, 2018
BEST ANSWER: It is the blue you'd think. A little darker than my old CAT 5e cables, but NOT the purple you see in the pictures. It's definitely BLUE
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- Geoffrey G on Nov 14, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 4, 2018
BEST ANSWER: It is the blue you'd think. A little darker than my old CAT 5e cables, but NOT the purple you see in the pictures. It's definitely BLUE
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- Geoffrey G on Nov 14, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 4, 2018
the blue i ordered came as a blue color wire. not as "purple" in the pic. like royal blue id say.
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- brett i on Oct 4, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 5, 2018
Yes it's blue. That classic Ethernet blue color.
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- WESLEY S on Oct 4, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 3, 2018
Yes. The spool they sent to me was blue.
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- Michael P on Oct 5, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 23, 2018
Yes, it’s blue. The picture is deceiving.
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- Brian K on Oct 4, 2018
- Purchased on May 3, 2018
Yes it is blue. A royal blue colour.
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- Allard V on Oct 4, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 15, 2018
Yes, from what I received it’s blue.
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- Daniel M on Oct 4, 2018
- Purchased on Sep 14, 2018
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Will you guys make a video on how to terminate these cables with a keystone jack, rj45 plug and punch down panel? I have watched several videos online with similar products and it about 50/50 if you need to keep the foil when terminating the cable. The foil is really easy to break off, when trying to fold back to have the keystone go around it will break off.
Steve S
on Nov 25, 2016
BEST ANSWER: The foil is shielding. Do not terminate with the foil. It is not intended to be a conductor.
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- Alex S on Dec 11, 2016
Thank you for your response, I do have one more question though. On my shielded patch panel it has grounding clamps for each cable, how will that make contact with each cable if I don't wrap the inside of the foil around the twisted pairs.
You should also be grounding both ends... if you can't ground both ends it may not be worth bothering. If you want to read a very technical discussion, Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable.
You should also be grounding both ends... if you can't ground both ends it may not be worth bothering. If you want to read a very technical discussion, Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable.
And to be clear, this is only if you have a grounding clamp at both ends, which i was under the impression was rather unusual. The grounding clamp should make conductive contact with the shielding only. The purpose is to carry away the induced current along the cable. This is for very high performance applications.
Correct the grounding clamp is only in the patch panel. I was wondering do I wrap the foil around the twisted pairs to make that contact?
Correct the grounding clamp is only in the patch panel. I was wondering do I wrap the foil around the twisted pairs to make that contact?
You need grounding clamps at both ends of the cable. If you don't, then don't use the grounding clamp, it could actually make things worse, just roll back the foil.
Okay let's say you do have a clamp at both ends. It has to conduct to the grounding clamp on your patch panel. This is done either through a separate wire or through the metal housing of the connector itself. In the case you're using the metal housing of the connector (if you don't have metal housing connectors you bought the wrong type), you twist the shielding into a wire as in the above pic, and put it in the connector such that it doesn't conduct with any of the ethernet wires and only with the connector housing.
I think one of my messages didn't go through. Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable raytheon for a highly technical discussion on grounding cat6a.
Okay let's say you do have a clamp at both ends. It has to conduct to the grounding clamp on your patch panel. This is done either through a separate wire or through the metal housing of the connector itself. In the case you're using the metal housing of the connector (if you don't have metal housing connectors you bought the wrong type), you twist the shielding into a wire as in the above pic, and put it in the connector such that it doesn't conduct with any of the ethernet wires and only with the connector housing.
I think one of my messages didn't go through. Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable raytheon for a highly technical discussion on grounding cat6a.
BEST ANSWER: The foil is shielding. Do not terminate with the foil. It is not intended to be a conductor.
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- Alex S on Dec 11, 2016
Thank you for your response, I do have one more question though. On my shielded patch panel it has grounding clamps for each cable, how will that make contact with each cable if I don't wrap the inside of the foil around the twisted pairs.
You should also be grounding both ends... if you can't ground both ends it may not be worth bothering. If you want to read a very technical discussion, Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable.
You should also be grounding both ends... if you can't ground both ends it may not be worth bothering. If you want to read a very technical discussion, Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable.
And to be clear, this is only if you have a grounding clamp at both ends, which i was under the impression was rather unusual. The grounding clamp should make conductive contact with the shielding only. The purpose is to carry away the induced current along the cable. This is for very high performance applications.
Correct the grounding clamp is only in the patch panel. I was wondering do I wrap the foil around the twisted pairs to make that contact?
Correct the grounding clamp is only in the patch panel. I was wondering do I wrap the foil around the twisted pairs to make that contact?
You need grounding clamps at both ends of the cable. If you don't, then don't use the grounding clamp, it could actually make things worse, just roll back the foil.
Okay let's say you do have a clamp at both ends. It has to conduct to the grounding clamp on your patch panel. This is done either through a separate wire or through the metal housing of the connector itself. In the case you're using the metal housing of the connector (if you don't have metal housing connectors you bought the wrong type), you twist the shielding into a wire as in the above pic, and put it in the connector such that it doesn't conduct with any of the ethernet wires and only with the connector housing.
I think one of my messages didn't go through. Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable raytheon for a highly technical discussion on grounding cat6a.
Okay let's say you do have a clamp at both ends. It has to conduct to the grounding clamp on your patch panel. This is done either through a separate wire or through the metal housing of the connector itself. In the case you're using the metal housing of the connector (if you don't have metal housing connectors you bought the wrong type), you twist the shielding into a wire as in the above pic, and put it in the connector such that it doesn't conduct with any of the ethernet wires and only with the connector housing.
I think one of my messages didn't go through. Google fixya how to ground shielded network cable raytheon for a highly technical discussion on grounding cat6a.
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I need to take this on a plane with me. What are the dimensions and weight of this product?
Kym P
on Sep 23, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
The box dimensions would be 18.1" x 15.7" x 15.4" L x W x H and would weigh about 47.89 lbs.
The box dimensions would be 18.1" x 15.7" x 15.4" L x W x H and would weigh about 47.89 lbs.
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- Tyler C Staff on Jun 20, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
The box dimensions would be 18.1" x 15.7" x 15.4" L x W x H and would weigh about 47.89 lbs.
The box dimensions would be 18.1" x 15.7" x 15.4" L x W x H and would weigh about 47.89 lbs.
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- Tyler C Staff on Jun 20, 2019
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Is this cable pure copper? Or copper clad? I see that it says bare copper.
New User U
on Nov 4, 2017
BEST ANSWER: per the description (and my own observation) the wire is solid copper. If you ordered a wire described as "solid" but instead received copper-clad aluminum, you would want to send it back.
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- Peter D on Nov 24, 2017
BEST ANSWER: per the description (and my own observation) the wire is solid copper. If you ordered a wire described as "solid" but instead received copper-clad aluminum, you would want to send it back.
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- Peter D on Nov 24, 2017
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What is the O.D. (outside diameter) of this Cat6a wire? Need to know so I can find correct sized patch cable strain relief boots.
A shopper
on Dec 4, 2020
BEST ANSWER: I measured mine to be 5/16" including the outside jacket
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- Donna L. B on Jan 27, 2021
BEST ANSWER: I measured mine to be 5/16" including the outside jacket
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- Donna L. B on Jan 27, 2021
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What is the conductor insulation diameter? I'm seeking the width of one of the 8 wires (conductors) with it's jacket. I have EZ RJ45 connectors have have a 1.1mm opening.
A shopper
on Aug 1, 2020
Does this have length markings?
Timothy U
on Aug 23, 2021
Is this cable TAA compliant? Can you provide proof of that?
A shopper
on Sep 1, 2021
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Defective, unreliable Cable
Would not recommend this Cat 6A cable. I've used about 200ft of the spool so far, and every one of my drops have had connectivity issues. Its ridiculous when trying to troubleshoot, and your brand new wire ends up being the issue even after it passes continuity checks.
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Rated 5 out of 5
THICK! Awesome!!
Great cable. SO Thick -- SO GREAT! Planning for 10+ year infrastructure in my home with this. 100W POE, 10 gigabit ethernet, got it all covered. Great stuff - amazing quality.
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Rated 5 out of 5
High Quality Cable
This cable came exactly as shown on the site. It was shielded very well. This cable was also at a very good price at the time of purchase. I would recommend this cable to someone else who wants to run CAT6A through their house.
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