Lindsay Druett wrote:
Glenn Ramsey wrote:
Hi Lindsay, thanks for all the tips.
Lindsay Druett wrote:
Cat5e vs. Cat6, for this sort of application, Cat5e is fine. Run in pipe/conduit, don't bury direct, also bury at ~ 600mm deep.
Why does it need to be 600mm deep?
I was planning on running the cable down a bit of 20mm alkathene pipe and burying it about 100mm deep.
It will only be going across the lawn so unlikely to have vehicles, stock or otherwise going over it.
Glenn
600mm deep is regulation minimum depth (that includes data cable) unless it is going under concrete paths whereas then the requirement is for the cable to be deep enough so that if/when the path gets broken up the cable doesn't get damaged.
100mm is too shallow, 300mm would be the very least (considering you're going in a conduit), but why not 600mm ? The beer will taste better after the job is finished :)
So there's no technical reason then? It's only for physical protection of the cable? Let's say I chose to not go with the regulations who is going smack my hand? I thought I was being generous with my 100 mm, there's plenty of other stuff that needs doing, besides digging an oversized but regulation trench, that will make the beer taste better. 50mm would be enough to keep it away from the lawnmower. Alkathene pipe is pretty tough, farmers often just lay on top of the ground and after a few months with grass growing over it and stock walking on it, it gets buried all by itself. I like that approach :-). Glenn -- Glenn Ramsey <glenn(a)componic.co.nz> 07 8627077 http://www.componic.co.nz