DIY ST4 CABLE

[Singlin]

will a telephone cable with orange,black,red,blue,yellow,brown and white cables do ?

Will a cat 5 cable work?

Regards,

Simon

[Gonzo]

A cat 5 cable would do, you just have too many wires in it. or for just £8... http://www.firstlightoptics.com/guide-cameras/st4-guide-cable.html

[Cornelius Varley]

A cat 5 cable would do, you just have too many wires in it. or for just £8... http://www.firstligh...uide-cable.html

You would need to cut the RJ45 plugs off and replace them with RJ11s and get the plugs wired correctly.

[Singlin]

I have the plugs and crimp. Just wanted to make sure that the wires will be compatible. My St4 flat cable snapped in the cold when bending it.

I will try a cat 5 and see if it is a bit more flexible.

[kirkster501]

Cat 5 patch cables are plenty flexible enough. Don't use the cat5 building cable though sine that will easily break.

[Jessun]

Just be sure to wire it straight. The opposite of a telephone cable.

[DrRobin]

Almost any cable that will go into the RJ-11 will do the job, there is very little current drawn by an ST-4 set up. The problem is PVC becomes very rigid at low temperatures and you really need to find a cable that uses another material that stays flexible at low temperatures.

Most RJ-45 Ethernet cables will suffer exactly the same problem as your original ST-4. There are various flexible cables out there, some of which stay flexible to -40C but they don't seem to be available from many places apart from industrial sources.

I have some ribbon Ethernet cables here which are very flexible even under low temperature, the problem though, you won't be able to terminate them on an RJ-11 plug. You could use an adapter (RJ-45 to RJ-11), but I guess this is all starting to get a little complex?

[Tinker1947]

You could buy your own crimper and some decent cables that won't go stiff, i would imagine Maplins sell it, this is a Crimper with free delivery....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/RJ45-Crimping-Crimps-Plugs-Insertion/dp/B006P0EG7C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1358099305&sr=8-4

[Singlin]

I already have the plugs crimper and tester.

I will use a cat5 cable.

The problem with my original St4 cable was that it had flexure memory and it split where the bends were.