Masterlink vs. cat7

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Jesper
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Posted November 22, 2011 at 18:14 GMT
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Hi Guys

I want to connect my bv8-40 and bs4 to a bs2000 in my kitchen, this requires about 30 meters of wire and a few holes drilled etc, so I would prefer to make this as futureproof as possible.

Cat7 I can put plugs on myself etc and the cable is quite cheap compared to masterlink cable. Can I use Cat7 and then from a masterlink junktion box simply put in a premade masterlink to masterlink cable to the source and to the bs2000?

 

Are there any guides etc? and any comments on if this is a good solution?

Location: Denmark

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Nio (archived)
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Posted November 22, 2011 at 18:45 GMT
#1942370

yes

google Cat7 New B&onet handbook

will give you a complete guide

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misteUS (archived)
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Posted November 22, 2011 at 20:48 GMT
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Hi

I have used CAT7 and also CAT6 in lieu and place of ML Cable... The results were the same. The runs were relatively short, none longer than 7 meters.  I sincerely think that ScTP (Screened Twisted Pair) would work in all but the most severely RF polluted environments... To be on the safe side use CAT7, relatively inexpensive and frankly was overkill for the application... Even if one would consider Video and/or multiple Digital streams...

CAT 5 carries Hi Def video quite easily, let alone for CAT 7 .. This is as future-proof as it gets .. :)

 

lesly

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hgitzoller
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 02:31 GMT
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I have a ML-Network throughout my house all run on a passive (NO switches, hubs,...) CAT5e, CAT6 and CAT7 wires. The mix comes from different timings...

From the RJ45 wall socket I use RJ45 to Masterlink cables, that my B&O dealer made for me. These cables are inexpensive and much more flexible than working with ML Junction boxes.

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kallasr
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 03:09 GMT
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They can also be ordered using the following part numbers:

It is important to understand that you will need some sort of passive hub e.g. a Masterlink Distributor (<100 Euro on ebay...) or -  if only one connection needs to be made - you can patch directly on the patch panel.

Used this with Masterlink with success, Powerlink had some humming noise that I could not get rid off (probably fault on my side, I don't blame the cable).

Ralf

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Jesper
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 12:43 GMT
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Well this sounds good, only thing, is there a wiering diagram? because there are only 8 wires in cat7 but 9 in masterlink, so what is not connected?

Location: Denmark

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jinkster (archived)
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 17:14 GMT
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Can you not use wireless?

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Matt_G (archived)
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 17:14 GMT
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Hello Heribert,

Are your CAT5e and CAT6 cables used in your masterlink network shielded or un-shielded?

Regards,

Matthew

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Posted November 23, 2011 at 18:10 GMT
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Search the Forum- it does not matter.

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Matt_G (archived)
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Posted November 23, 2011 at 19:30 GMT
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Thanks Kallasr,

Most of the discussions I had read here on the forum involved shielded cables only. I would have thought that for domestic applications, shielding was not a necessity. And so was looking to see if others had successfully used unshielded cables for ML distribution.

cheers,

Matthew

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