Cat5 - Splicing

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 Question by john west posted 20 Jul 2005
 Cat5 - Splicing
Is it possible to splice CAT5 cabling? I have read that conflicting information for this.
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 Answer by Joseph Golan posted 23 Jul 2005
Dear john,

As per the standards, splicing is not allowed. It adds attenuation and mainatining the required pair twist through the splice is near impossible.

Sincerely,
Joseph Golan, RCDD

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