Need RG6qs?

Feb 04, 2005 6 Replies

I am finishing my basement and just finished the wiring when I learned that there is more than one kind of RG6 (the stuff I bought at Home Depot is the garden variety type, not quad shield).



I have a 30 ft. run of rg6 that runs alongside one standard phone wire and one cat5 line; at one point it crosses near a 12/2 120 v romex ac line in a stud (perpendicular, not parallel). I brought the rg6 as close to the front of the stud as possible to keep it away from that ac line.



Do I need to rewire with quad shield rg6 to avoid interference? Or should standard rg6 do the job??? Right now, I'm just using analog cableTV, but one day will probably want HDTV.



Thanks for any advice you might have,



Danno


If your 12 inches away from power you will be fine.

Actuallly, it's only 2 inches away, but the lines are not parallel. AC is line going horizontally thru the stud; rg6 is coming down the side of the stud vertically (ceiling to floor).

Will this create a problem?

You should be fine.

CIAO!

Ed

danno wrote:

"danno" wrote in news:1107543396.167167.289320 @g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

No, Dual Shielded (standard stuff) is MORE than adequate.

"danno" wrote in news:1107558940.064468.261700 @g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Nope, it should be fine. In reality, power doesn't create that much interference.

GREAT! Thanks everyone.

Danno

Lucas Tam wrote:

news:1107558940.064468.261700

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