DMX on CAT5....to shield or not to shield?

Unless something major has changed since I moved to Germany 4 years ago….When using CAT5 for DMX the cable must be in metal conduit from point to point.

I too have seen installations where it was not and times where there was conduit at the back-box but it dispersed once it reached above the drop ceiling. In some cases there have been no issues with this. In some cases issue did not arise for over a year or two. In some cases there were DMX problem right at the time of turn-on.

Sincerely,

Mike  

Mike,

          I've seen a few jobs where the DMX installed wrong and failed years later. I always hate coming in after the fact to tell the end user that the poor install  is the cause of their headaches..

Mike,

          I've seen a few jobs where the DMX installed wrong and failed years later. I always hate coming in after the fact to tell the end user that the poor install  is the cause of their headaches..