Here is a thought... and just a thought will have to try it.... but Outdoor
cat5 is about the same size as LMR240. Maybe a ground kit for LMR240 would
work making that bond to the foil shield on the cat5.

Jack Mason
Prominet, Inc
Operations Manager
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http://www.prominetinc.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Maxwell" <betateam@...>
To: <isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: Cat-5 Shield Grounding?


> APC makes an inline surge-supressor/ground for CAT5 runs.  Costs about $18
> CDN ..(about $1.25 USD...:-)
>
> It has two inline RJ45-F, and a ground nut that nicely fits on a conduit
> junction screw.
>
> ---
> Chris Maxwell
> cmaxwell@...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <admin@...>
> To: <isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:50 AM
> Subject: Cat-5 Shield Grounding?
>
>
> > Anyone recommend a decent way to ground the cat-5 aluminum shielding?  I
> > want it connected to a grounding pigtail that we can connect to a
> > grounding block before it enters the facility.  We'll also have
> > lightning protection indoors via a cat-5 lightning protector.
> >
> > I'm also thinking about double grounds and double lightning protection,
> > but we are also running PoE so I want to make sure that the lightning
> > protection works in both directions:
> >
> > Radio -- cat-5 lightning protector -- 100' cat-5 -- cat-5 lightning
> > protector -- PoE injector
> >
> > Anyone see any problems with the lightning protector this way?  I want
> > to make sure that if the surge is from about the middle of the cat-5
> > cable, that the lightning protectors will protect both the radio and the
> > indoor equipment (PoE, power supplies, hub, APC masterswitch, etc).  Or

> > should I only use one cat-5 lightning protector and/or not worry about
> > the sheild being grounded near the radio, just where it enters the
> > building?
> >
> > I'll also ground the sheild before the lightning protector enters the
> > building and the outdoor box that houses the radio.
> >
> > Judd Dare
> > Microworld Dotcom
> >
> >
> >




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