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Re: Cat 5 as a relative short run to control solenoids

OpenSprinkler › Forums › Hardware Questions › Cat 5 as a relative short run to control solenoids › Re: Cat 5 as a relative short run to control solenoids

June 3, 2014 at 11:43 pm #27083

Samer
Keymaster

Based on this thread it seems possible to use Cat5: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/alt.home.repair/X4UV5YNlF-E

But not recommended I don’t think (since max or worst case current can exceed the cable max)

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