Bending CAT6 network cable round corner

womble12345

I am planning on running some CAT6 full solid copper 23AWG from my router in the hallway to the study upstairs. A part of the cable run involves tacking the cable along just above the skirting board but the problem is the cable need to bend around a 90 degree corner and I hear you shouldnt bend this type of cable as it will damage it, websites seem to state I need a 1 inch radius for the bend which will mean it has tome come away from the wall which isnt desirable.

Is there a way round it? Perhaps with some kind of conduit that will make it look neater.

Here is a picture of a similar corner, I have a feeling the conduit here will try and bend the cable through too tight an angle though.




I would welcome any tips on how to solve this one.

Thanks

Grenage

Yes there is a minimum bend radius to meet spec, but it's quite likely that violating it will have little to no impact on performance.

Owain_Moneysaver

If you're going round an external corner, cut into the corner with a saw, you'll probably only need to go plaster depth.

womble12345

Great idea, thanks for that. I guess the corner has that metal strip that plasterers put on but I don't see why I cannot saw through that.
Thanks

grumbler

alternatively you can drill a hole diagonally

adindas

womble12345 wrote: »

I am planning on running some CAT6 full solid copper 23AWG from my router in the hallway to the study upstairs. A part of the cable run involves tacking the cable along just above the skirting board but the problem is the cable need to bend around a 90 degree corner and I hear you shouldnt bend this type of cable as it will damage it, websites seem to state I need a 1 inch radius for the bend which will mean it has tome come away from the wall which isnt desirable.

Is there a way round it? Perhaps with some kind of conduit that will make it look neater.

Here is a picture of a similar corner, I have a feeling the conduit here will try and bend the cable through too tight an angle though.




I would welcome any tips on how to solve this one.

Thanks

Use a flat (rather than a round) CAT 6 cable. It is neater and thre are more flexible to bend.

Jono111

Just bend it, the electrons won't mind. They get tangled into knots in some datacenters.

JustAnotherSaver

I have my cat6 cable running around a corner in some trunking i got from B&Q.


6 years on it still works.

markin

Cat5e should do 10 Gigabit for 10 meters on good cable and is usually more flexible, So i don't think bending a Cat6 will do too much harm.



But i would just bite the bullet and chase into the wall directly up and lift floor boards where needed.