Best Cat Cables for the Theatre?

Hello all,

I am looking to see what everyone's preferred make of Cat5e/6 cable is for use in the theatre environment, specifically cables than are re-run often and need to stand up to being coiled and uncoiled ect. Currently we have mostly cable designed to be used in wall, and it is notoriously terrible at being kinked and damaged.

I expect to buy the cable in bulk and make our own cables, we have the tools to do so, and I plan on recommending the use of the anti-snag strain reliefs.

-Jimmy

JimmyM said:

Hello all,

I am looking to see what everyone's preferred make of Cat5e/6 cable is for use in the theatre environment, specifically cables than are re-run often and need to stand up to being coiled and uncoiled ect. Currently we have mostly cable designed to be used in wall, and it is notoriously terrible at being kinked and damaged.

I expect to buy the cable in bulk and make our own cables, we have the tools to do so, and I plan on recommending the use of the anti-snag strain reliefs.

-Jimmy

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JimmyM said:

Hello all,

I am looking to see what everyone's preferred make of Cat5e/6 cable is for use in the theatre environment, specifically cables than are re-run often and need to stand up to being coiled and uncoiled ect. Currently we have mostly cable designed to be used in wall, and it is notoriously terrible at being kinked and damaged.

I expect to buy the cable in bulk and make our own cables, we have the tools to do so, and I plan on recommending the use of the anti-snag strain reliefs.

-Jimmy

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