Hey all,
I have about 8x Cat 6 cables on a particular run exposed in my basement from one side of the house to the other.
Long story short, we just had some work done where the electrician ran 220V lines within 3 or 4 inches of the cables. I use these for some HDMI extender runs, so anything less than full bore on these lines becomes problematic.
No way I can redo the cat 6. For a multitude of reasons, getting the electrician to redo the work is near impossible and not a battle I want to get into unless there are no other options.
All of this is exposed, however, so I was wondering if I can add some extra shielding between the two runs to mitigate the damage: what do ya'll think about wrapping the cat6 in aluminum foil tape to reduce EMI? Placebo or actually useful?
If not some type of foil tape, is there anything else out there I could use? No 'you could use a new electrician' jokes, I already got that one from a friend.
Thanks in advance!
I have about 8x Cat 6 cables on a particular run exposed in my basement from one side of the house to the other.
Long story short, we just had some work done where the electrician ran 220V lines within 3 or 4 inches of the cables. I use these for some HDMI extender runs, so anything less than full bore on these lines becomes problematic.
No way I can redo the cat 6. For a multitude of reasons, getting the electrician to redo the work is near impossible and not a battle I want to get into unless there are no other options.
All of this is exposed, however, so I was wondering if I can add some extra shielding between the two runs to mitigate the damage: what do ya'll think about wrapping the cat6 in aluminum foil tape to reduce EMI? Placebo or actually useful?
If not some type of foil tape, is there anything else out there I could use? No 'you could use a new electrician' jokes, I already got that one from a friend.
Thanks in advance!