Hello,
I have been asked to audit a telco closet in a large residence that is having problems in their entire infrastructure--Cat5, power, audio, video, security, etc. The Cat5 installation was obviously not performed up to standards (bend radius violations, extreme tension, tight wire wraps, runs over EMI devices and parallel and tied to power conduits), but I am not so clear about the coax runs in the house. Coax is everywhere in this main closet and there are a number of coax splitters as well. The only splitter that is grounded back to the main service, however, is the one that comes in from the outside cable line. As all of the additional splitters have external ground screws, I'm wondering if these should be grounded as well. What are your thoughts and does anyone know the residential specs for this?
Thanks,
-Jay