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Power Cables and CAT6

AncientMariner
A friend is looking to get both power and internet into an out building.  Rather than overhead the internet via external grade CAT5 or CAT6, I said, what about using armoured CAT5 or CAT6 underground?  His response then being, can I pull both power and CAT5/CAT6 through the same underground duct?  It would be about 10 metres.


To me sounds unwise, so would appreciate comments.


Many thanks.


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    radiated is not  as secure of course, depends a bit on the site and the type of data.

    Armoured cat 5 sharing a hole with armoured LV is fine, just earth the armour properly please, and commonly done in certain circles when things have to be got working in a hurry. There is an equivalent armoured fibre for greater distance/bandwodth.   Not unknown to have some blue water pipe in the same tube as well, though that is a bit naughty, it never seems to give trouble.

    Unless you are pulling in by tractor,  I'd not worry about the pull force on the CAT 5, the armour takes the strain.

    not that dear either.   and for a small no of cores, the   fibre cost per metre is similar
    851064fb363639f26a43fc7de7a09ca1-huge-armoured-cat5e-utp.jpg

     

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    radiated is not  as secure of course, depends a bit on the site and the type of data.

    Armoured cat 5 sharing a hole with armoured LV is fine, just earth the armour properly please, and commonly done in certain circles when things have to be got working in a hurry. There is an equivalent armoured fibre for greater distance/bandwodth.   Not unknown to have some blue water pipe in the same tube as well, though that is a bit naughty, it never seems to give trouble.

    Unless you are pulling in by tractor,  I'd not worry about the pull force on the CAT 5, the armour takes the strain.

    not that dear either.   and for a small no of cores, the   fibre cost per metre is similar
    851064fb363639f26a43fc7de7a09ca1-huge-armoured-cat5e-utp.jpg

     

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