How close can CAT6 run to electrical?
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I've run CAT6 throughout my house, mostly in the basement where the TV area and office are. I have a cable that goes upstairs to my bedroom along the chimney from the basement to feed a wireless access point. There are 3 spots where the cable comes about 4-6 inches away from electrical wires. The power and ethernet wires are parallel for about 18" and about 4" away from each other. Will this make an impact on my data signal?
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I've run CAT6 throughout my house, mostly in the basement where the TV area and office are. I have a cable that goes upstairs to my bedroom along the chimney from the basement to feed a wireless access point. There are 3 spots where the cable comes about 4-6 inches away from electrical wires. The power and ethernet wires are parallel for about 18" and about 4" away from each other. Will this make an impact on my data signal?
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Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
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4 hours ago
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If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
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I've run CAT6 throughout my house, mostly in the basement where the TV area and office are. I have a cable that goes upstairs to my bedroom along the chimney from the basement to feed a wireless access point. There are 3 spots where the cable comes about 4-6 inches away from electrical wires. The power and ethernet wires are parallel for about 18" and about 4" away from each other. Will this make an impact on my data signal?
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I've run CAT6 throughout my house, mostly in the basement where the TV area and office are. I have a cable that goes upstairs to my bedroom along the chimney from the basement to feed a wireless access point. There are 3 spots where the cable comes about 4-6 inches away from electrical wires. The power and ethernet wires are parallel for about 18" and about 4" away from each other. Will this make an impact on my data signal?
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Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
– Harper
4 hours ago
1
If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
– batsplatsterson
3 hours ago
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Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
– Harper
4 hours ago
1
If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
– batsplatsterson
3 hours ago
Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
– Harper
4 hours ago
Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
– Harper
4 hours ago
1
1
If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
– batsplatsterson
3 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
– batsplatsterson
3 hours ago
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CAT6, even "unshielded", is very resistant to electrical interference, just as it can carry very high-speed data with little or no leakage. Plus, your power cables have multiple conductors carrying current in opposite directions, so any interference they emit is going to rapidly diminish with distance.
In real terms, 4" is plenty of spacing, even if you ran the two lines parallel for much longer distances.
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
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Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
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4 hours ago
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CAT6, even "unshielded", is very resistant to electrical interference, just as it can carry very high-speed data with little or no leakage. Plus, your power cables have multiple conductors carrying current in opposite directions, so any interference they emit is going to rapidly diminish with distance.
In real terms, 4" is plenty of spacing, even if you ran the two lines parallel for much longer distances.
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
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up vote
3
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CAT6, even "unshielded", is very resistant to electrical interference, just as it can carry very high-speed data with little or no leakage. Plus, your power cables have multiple conductors carrying current in opposite directions, so any interference they emit is going to rapidly diminish with distance.
In real terms, 4" is plenty of spacing, even if you ran the two lines parallel for much longer distances.
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
CAT6, even "unshielded", is very resistant to electrical interference, just as it can carry very high-speed data with little or no leakage. Plus, your power cables have multiple conductors carrying current in opposite directions, so any interference they emit is going to rapidly diminish with distance.
In real terms, 4" is plenty of spacing, even if you ran the two lines parallel for much longer distances.
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
CAT6, even "unshielded", is very resistant to electrical interference, just as it can carry very high-speed data with little or no leakage. Plus, your power cables have multiple conductors carrying current in opposite directions, so any interference they emit is going to rapidly diminish with distance.
In real terms, 4" is plenty of spacing, even if you ran the two lines parallel for much longer distances.
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
answered 4 hours ago
Daniel Griscom
4,02851935
4,02851935
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
add a comment |Â
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
Yes, the electrical code requires that AC currents carried in electrical cables be equal, i.e. Cancel each other out. At least modulo the 1/4" or so distance between the conductors. This is done not for interference but to prevent eddy current heating.
– Harper
4 hours ago
add a comment |Â
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Why would Cat6 care about an induced 60Hz signal? What's it doing in that frequency range that would be jammed? Mains line noise, on the other hand...
– Harper
4 hours ago
1
If your cat 6 has 300v insulation they can be touching but not recommended to be in parallel due to noise but I have some 300' lines in the same pipe with 480 but the insulation is rated for 600v and shielded , the remote IO blocks work just fine.
– Ed Beal
4 hours ago
No worries, no effect.
– batsplatsterson
3 hours ago