[PLUG] Cat 5 Junction

[Richard C. Steffens]

Daniel Herrington wrote:
> I'm adding a new cat 5 network cable in the upstairs, and wanted to know if
> I could just patch 2 cat 5 cables together through a plug and recepticle on
> each end. The desktop would go into the final recepticle, whcih would be the
> wall outlet. At some point I'll fix it up with a junction box, but wondered
> if the above would work as a hack.
>   

It should. Although, I've never tried to wire a plug. I'd put 
receptacles on both ends and use factory made patch cables.

If you use a receptacle from a system like Leviton's, it will snap into 
a cover plate when you get around to putting in the box. It doesn't have 
to be a box, either. There are drywall brackets designed for low voltage 
applications that provide the screw holes for cover plates without a box 
in the back.

It's been a few years since I bought any, but Home Depot used to carry 
all the stuff.

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Regards,

Dick Steffens
www.dicksteffens.com