CAT5e Ethernet Cable - 1000ft Bulk, 350MHz, 24AWG Shielded (STP), CM Rated

This is stranded shielded cable for making your own patch cords. Stranded conductors flex where solid ones fatigue, so when you need a shielded jumper in a length nobody sells, or a cable that runs to a machine that moves, this is the box to have on the shelf. An overall aluminum foil wraps all four pairs, with a bare copper drain wire for grounding, so the cords you build from it stand up to motors, drives, and power equipment the way factory shielded patch cords do.

It's Category 5e, rated for Gigabit Ethernet, with 24 AWG bare copper conductors and a CM-rated PVC jacket. It comes in a 1000 ft pull box with footage markings on the jacket.

Features

• F/UTP overall foil shield. It blocks EMI and RFI from power equipment, motors, and lighting, and keeps the cable's own signal from radiating out.
• Bare copper drain wire. It gives the foil a path to ground through a shielded plug or jack.
• 24 AWG stranded bare copper. It contains no copper-clad aluminum, and the stranding is what makes it flex without breaking.
• Gigabit rated. It runs 10/100/1000 Mbps links, and 2.5GBase-T on equipment that supports it.
• CM-rated PVC jacket. The cable is ETL Verified and RoHS compliant for general in-wall and raceway use.
• Sequential footage markings. You can see what's left in the box and cut runs to length without a tape.
• 1000 ft pull box. The cable pays out from the center without twisting or tangling.
• Six jacket colors. Standard TIA-568 pair colors inside for easy termination.

Where It Fits

It suits custom shielded patch cords for racks and equipment cabinets, machine and control panel cabling that flexes, camera and access point pigtails near electrical gear, and short runs in manufacturing, medical, and lab spaces where plain UTP has been flaky.

Good to Know

Stranded cable is for patch cords and short flexible runs, not permanent in-wall links. TIA specifies solid conductors for horizontal cabling, and punch-down jacks and patch panels are designed to bite solid wire; stranded wire in a punch-down is a loose connection waiting to happen. Terminate this cable with shielded RJ45 plugs rated for stranded conductors. A shield only works when it's grounded, so ground the drain wire at one end, normally the patch panel, and use shielded jacks and switch ports throughout. For runs in a plenum ceiling or a riser between floors, this CM cable isn't rated; use CMP or CMR.

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