Items Tagged With cabling

Submission by Steve Jones - I wanted to improve the control of my central heating system by utilising my home automation controller (HomeVisionPro) whilst still retaining the original central heating timer so it could easily be switched back on if the controller was down or if I needed to take HV out if we moved...

There have been a couple of nice DIY Cabler Tester projects posted on Digg.com over the last few days...

"Making Ethernet cables is easy, when you have the tool to crimp the connectors. But even then, you can't always be sure that the connector has been properly connected to the cable. Commercial network cable testers can cost £60 or more. Here's an idea for a simple cable tester that costs under £20 if you, or someone handy with a soldering iron, makes it from scratch...

Just noticed this one on digg.com..."It's all to often I hear about people buying a new home that is "wired for the future"... meaning it only has a single Cat5 cable to each room. I don't know why builders cut corners with this since cabling is cheap and you can pull two at a time...

One of the common question that appears on our mailing list is regarding the use of Cat6 cable in home installations rather than Cat5e. Here's a very interesting piece which gives some of the problems you might not have considered...

"Node Zero" is the area in the house where all the cables come together. We now have a selection of N0s belonging to our readers. You can see photos and read descriptions of a variety of projects, from a few simple components in a cupboard under the stairs, to huge multi rack installations.

Hopefully this page will show you what can be done and inspire you to do your own.

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