Cat5 Cable + and -

[UMDRanger 0]

I have several cameras run through cheap e*ay baluns. And most of my monitors are plain old TVs with RCA inputs. I don't see any difference between the RG-59 and the CAT5E.

 

And I agree that CAT5E is faster and easier to terminate. I can't fatham how it could take longer.

[rory 0]

BNC Twist on is faster, well if comparing to cat5 crimping

 

I need to try some of these magic baluns though

[survtech 0]

BNC Twist on is faster, well if comparing to cat5 crimping

 

I need to try some of these magic baluns though

I have expressed here before my thoughts on twist-on BNC connectors

[RickA 0]

Would that be anything like using them for ballast or maybe sinkers for fishing?

[rory 0]

I have expressed here before my thoughts on twist-on BNC connectors

 

That when installed properly they work great and last for many years without a problem?

[survtech 0]

I have expressed here before my thoughts on twist-on BNC connectors

 

That when installed properly they work great and last for many years without a problem?

If you say so . When I started my job at this casino 10 years ago, we had a bunch of twist-on BNC connectors being used on, among other places, jumpers from our matrix bay to multiplexers. I swear they often became so loose that if you just breathed on the cable it would pull out from the connector.

 

I threw them out and never looked back.

Edited November 20, 2007 by Guest

[RickA 0]

Years?

[rory 0]

If you say so . When I started my job at this casino 10 years ago, we had a bunch of twist-on BNC connectors being used on, among other places, jumpers from our matrix bay to multiplexers. I swear they often became so loose that if you just breathed on the cable it would pull out from the connector.

 

I threw them out and never looked back.

 

If put on properly, they last for years, as with any other connector, and when I do them personally I can hang from them.

 

Lets put in another way though, they are much more secure than a balun, and using RG59 the cable is much stronger.

[cctv_down_under 0]

I can see the point that baluns can actually save some time by being easier to connect, however when using a rack reciever, you firstly have to terminate the baluns with extrem care to measure twist, then you have to make fly leads to go to the BNC connections on your DVR, I know i could just use standard balun recievers and hang them off the back of the dvr, but it looks messy, so in my case I need to add the recievr rack, then the BNC Patch panel, then the flyleads and all must be labeled so to me its too much work.

 

Now before everyoine says that this is not necessary, I do this for easy servicing and maintenance.