NEC cabling installation requirements are straightforward, but markings and new offerings may create confusion. You're not alone if markings and listings are making your plenum cabling selection a ...

(click thumbnail)You know about plenum cables; in many installs, they are now required. But do you know what “plenum” means? Do you know what is done to a cable ...

Cable that is suitable for running in air ducts and spaces between the floor and ceiling. It uses a fire retardant coating that must comply with local building codes. See plenum. THIS DEFINITION IS ...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a vendor/make of CAT6 plenum cabling? We've had issues with some twisting around the pull string on long pulls which then requires running a new string. Would ...

So in my apartment my computer desk is on the other side of the room from our phone jack where our DSL modem will plug in once we move it out here (right now I'm on our unreliable wireless). In order ...

Figure 1. EIA/TIA 568 assigns CAT-X cable colors in a standardized way. (Illustrations used with permission of Robert Kerr, NetSpec). Click here to see an enlarged diagram. To get the most out of your ...

A new series of plenum-rated audio snake cables for broadcast and other high-end audio applications is now available from Nemal Electronics International. The Miami-based company makes the cables in 2 ...