I have come across several times, though, a cable that only has 2 twisted pair of cables with only 4 of the pins being used and the remaining pins of the RJ45 connector left open.

Coaxial cable (called “coax”) is best known from the cable TV hookups in homes. Like twisted-pair cable, coax involves two copper-based channels that carry signals.

We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. But Ethernet didn’t start with twisted pair cable. [Mark] and [Ben] at The Serial Port YouTube channel are taki… ...

The RJ45 cable, also known as an Ethernet cable, is a standard cable which has four twisted pairs of colors. It is easy to crimp a RJ45 cable and make it into a straight cable or cross the cable as ...

With a CAT7 or CAT7a installation cable you’ll need something like AWG 23 or even AWG 22. Usually, a modulation cable for analogue or digital audio applications has a smaller cross-section. Except for ...

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On the other hand, if you choose CAT5 shielded twisted pair, then use that consistently. On RJ45 connectors, the preferred pair for AES3 is pins 4 and 5, with pins 3 and 6 being the second choice. If ...

Spoiler summary : It only takes -60 dB of mode conversion to fail an EMC compliance test if this common signal gets out on unshielded twisted pair cables. If a common mode choke is used, as much as ...