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<blockquote data-quote="quad" data-source="post: 16657032" data-attributes="member: 17952"><p>There's also a CAT 7 and now 8 standard. But those work over shorter distances. I bought a 1000' spool of CAT6 cable years ago but did not pay attention to the wire thickness and it's a 26 AWG brand. It would be better to go with thicker 23 or even 21 AWG. But the 26 AWG works fine and I was even able to terminate them into CAT6 ether jacks that are labelled for 23 AWG only. I had to get a proper pushdown tool though. The plastic one I had did not apply enough force and not all 8 wires tested successfully when I hooked up a testing unit. After I pushed the wires down with the proper tool it tested 100% for all 8 wires.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cablexpress.com/education/blog/cat6-cabling-what-is-the-big-deal-about-awg-american-wire-gauge/" target="_blank">Cat6 Cabling: What is the BIG DEAL about AWG (American Wire Gauge)?</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quad, post: 16657032, member: 17952"] There's also a CAT 7 and now 8 standard. But those work over shorter distances. I bought a 1000' spool of CAT6 cable years ago but did not pay attention to the wire thickness and it's a 26 AWG brand. It would be better to go with thicker 23 or even 21 AWG. But the 26 AWG works fine and I was even able to terminate them into CAT6 ether jacks that are labelled for 23 AWG only. I had to get a proper pushdown tool though. The plastic one I had did not apply enough force and not all 8 wires tested successfully when I hooked up a testing unit. After I pushed the wires down with the proper tool it tested 100% for all 8 wires. [URL="https://www.cablexpress.com/education/blog/cat6-cabling-what-is-the-big-deal-about-awg-american-wire-gauge/"]Cat6 Cabling: What is the BIG DEAL about AWG (American Wire Gauge)?[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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