Questions tagged [wiring]
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Can I wire an 8pin double case fan into 2 x 4pin fan headers, or USB?
I have 2 x Delta 92x38mm EFB0912HHE Triple Blade High Speed Case Fan - Sleeved, which both have 4 wires which are spliced into an 8-pin connector, but only using 6 of the pins (2 are sharing 2 wires ...
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Can I safely run shielded Cat6A cable indoors without conduit?
I bought this cable to run PoE Cat 6A cables to a few cameras and access points around my house.
I was not planning on running them through conduit, but I am not doubting if that is a safe choice ...
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Is it possible to interchange these two sockets since the cables in the wall look the same?
My Ethernet socket isn't working and I'm convinced it has to do with either the socket itself or the cable behind the wall. This picture of my wall sockets (the left the Ethernet socket, the right a ...
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Issue with network cable
We recently had a garden studio installed in our back garden and I asked them to lay a network cable (steel armoured) from the front of the house, where the main router is located, to the garden ...
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Is there any benefit to running the "last mile" of an ethernet connection that is in wall Cat5 (not 5e) with Cat6/7?
I have a mixed 2.5gbps/1gbps network with old cat5 in wall wiring. I have a 200ft or so run that is very convoluted and that I'm not willing to even try pulling a new cable through. The wall jack ...
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Can I ground a shielded CAT6a patch cable directly to a nearby 120VAC receptacle's ground wire?
I have a 35-foot long shielded CAT6a patch cable running between two double-female shielded keystones. There is no patch panel, this is a direct connection from one jack to another. One keystone ...
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Can a miswired ethernet cable destroy a client when connected to a POE switch?
This question is similar to Can a miswired UTP cable destroy a router? - except my circumstances are more specific.
I have a client (A solax Hybrid inverter), where the installer wired the ethernet ...
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Powering USB Cable From Different Head
I Have a Mikrotik RB951UI-2HND router, and a Huawei E5577 Modem Wi-Fi with modded firmware so it can run without battery (directly from power source). So I want to connect the two together with USB ...
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Actual download speed different from online speed test due to bad wiring [duplicate]
My internet company provides me with 10 MB/s download speed, but sometimes my faulty ethernet connector caps it at 1.1 MB/s. When I reconnect the rj45 connector (sometimes it takes a few tries) the ...
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Not sure if the DSL splitter is wired correctly
I read the yellow wire and black wire are irrelevant, and what matters is the green wire and black red wire. There can only be 8 possible combinations but none works. Is there anyone who can give me ...
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Ethernet Wall Sockets - Wiring Issue
I have a strange issue with my home network I'm trying to fix. Please see the pictures below….
Any ideas as to why this isn't working?
Thanks, J
EDITS:
Just to add a bit more information... as I was ...
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Cat 5 Terminal Wiring
I bought a house where most of the rooms (including my office) have been wired in with cat5 cable and they all run to the terminal block seen in the attached pics which is in the basement. Yesterday I ...
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Is it a bad idea to connect the network cables to the front of the patch panel instead of the back?
OK so I saw that just about all of the tutorials and HOWTOs say that an Intranet Ethernet spider web should connect to the back panel of a patch panel (on the top rack U), then follow-up using switch ...
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What are the effects of different wire lengths on a single Ethernet cable?
Typically the wire lengths inside an Ethernet cable are all relatively equal. I know there must be some slight variance between the length of the individual wires inside cable due to some twisting ...
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Fuse amperage for laptop PSU
I have cord that is rather short, so I found a longer one and wanted to swap the IEC [kettle lead] type.
I checked the fuse to see if they are the same new one is a 5A & the existing one is 13A; ...
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How to connect FIOS in new (to us) apartment to PCs and devices
My roommate and I just moved into a new apartment and had Verizon FIOS set up.
We assumed that since there were several Ethernet outputs across the apartment that we would be able to just hook up ...
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Wiring patch panel for CAT6 wiring questions
I have all cables just hanging off the ceiling. So, I got wall mount rack (8RU), 2 panels (24 each)
Now I have couple questions:
Is there standard/common height where I need to mound rack?
Ceiling ...
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Gaming headset 3.5mm TRS mic plug pinout
It seems many PC gaming wired analog headsets have two separate 3.5mm "TRS" (3-conductor Tip, Ring, Sleeve) phono plugs:
One for stereo audio output from the PC to the headphones.
One for ...
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Cracked wires on Dell Optiplex L280e-01 power supplies
I have 19 Dell Optiplex XE SFF computers that were manufactured between 2009 and 2013, and I've noticed a severe defect with insulation falling off of the wiring on the power supplies with early (<...
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Convert RJ11 to RJ45
I have random RJ11 wires in house which have been cut off as they were used for the master socket and the master socket was in an awkward place. And I was wondering if it was possible to convert both ...
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Terminating solid Ethernet in a pull out rack
How should I terminate solid Ethernet cable in a shallow rack?
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I've wired my house with solid CAT7.
It terminates in a double gang.
The wiring cabinet can fit a 300mm equipment rack
The ...
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How to connect an old front panel connector (audio) to a new motherboard?
The motherboard (Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7) has the following audio chip: Audio: 5.1 (Creative Sound Core3D)
Frontpanel Audio Connector
Return L
Return R
Ground
Ear L
Mic VCC
Ear R
Mic-In
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What should I plug in first, my voltage regulator or UPS and why? [closed]
My UPS has the following specs:
INVO brand
Model : 1500VA
Input :220Va,c50/60hz
output:220Va,c50/60hz
Capacity:1500VA,900W
My AVR has the following specs:
KEBO brand
HDR-2000VA
Input :14-260
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Is it possible to wire my house with a cat. 6 cable through a one inch conduit pipe
I have 10 rooms across three floors in my house and i want an Ethernet connection in all of them. Problem is, there is only a 1 inch conduit pipe going through the walls and i can fit maybe 2-3 wires ...
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Alfa Networks Realtek RTL8187 Wireless USB Network Adapter; I need an extension for the "co-axial" connector to the antenna
Basically, I need to be able to mount my actual network antenna somewhat farther away from my computer than Alfa's included hardware will allow. I need an extension cable to go from my antenna ...
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Conduit With Cat6
I am in the process of running Cat6 from my 1st floor, to my attic. I am removing the sheet rock on the 1st floor and going to place conduit in the wall. My question being would using PVC suffice to ...
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How to add a new DSL line
I have a DSL connection coming into my kitchen. I don't want my router and modem on the kitchen counter. What is the best way to add a second connection? Can I simply add a second twisted pair to the ...
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Cat 5e Wire Next to 12V
I'm currently running a consumer grade router from inside a closet, and want to switch to business grade equipment. So the plan is to place a wireless access point on the wall outside of said closet ...
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Route existing network connections to new location?
This is a home situation. Have 20 devices throughout the house wired into the basement into a HP gigabit switch (with support for 2 fiber connections). Switch also has my router/cable model plugged ...
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