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I do not know if this question has been anwsered...

The cables connecting the TL box to the sensors are good old Cat5 ethernet cables. Standard cables are 25 ft in length.

Is there a limit on how long a cable should be. I was wondering since i needed a +/- 60ft cable, but i was unsure about wether or not it would influence the measurement process.

And on the same plane, does both cables need to be the same lenght in order to keep the measurement process the same? (Read here will the length of the cable influence in any way the sensor reading)

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quote:
Originally posted by Powermarc:
I do not know if this question has been anwsered...

The cables connecting the TL box to the sensors are good old Cat5 ethernet cables. Standard cables are 25 ft in length.

Is there a limit on how long a cable should be. I was wondering since i needed a +/- 60ft cable, but i was unsure about wether or not it would influence the measurement process.

And on the same plane, does both cables need to be the same lenght in order to keep the measurement process the same? (Read here will the length of the cable influence in any way the sensor reading)
That's something I've never even thought of. I just thought it would read the same no matter how long the cable length. Hopefully Wayne can chime in.
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We've used 50' and they have read just fine.

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I remember reading somewhere it had been tested upto 100ft and all good.

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The standard maximum for cat5e cable length is 90 meters, right about 300 feet given optimum conditions.

In our case, that standard should hold up since are are not using any other type of networking hardware, such as hubs, switches, routers or anything to that effect.

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i use a 50' in my garage, and have tested it to read exactly the same as my stock 25'

i have also tested a 100' and a 150' foot (i have a bunch of long cables left over from my lan party days) and they have all tested exactly the same .

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We use a 25 and a 50 at shows for close lane/far lane and they read the same.

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Fiery has hit the nail on the head. Industry standards on cat 5 cable is 300ft. Anything longer you risk data loss and interuption of signal.

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quote:
Originally posted by BigOso:
Fiery has hit the nail on the head. Industry standards on cat 5 cable is 300ft. Anything longer you risk data loss and interuption of signal.
Yessir.

Glad to see my 4 years of Cisco Networking Academy gave me something!!! lol Damn CCNA & IE

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