How long of a cat5 cable can this device test?
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I'm not sure if there is a cable length limit on the tester (I don't remember seeing one in the instructions) but there is a length limit of 100 meters in the Ethernet data transfer standards for Cat5 cable and I'm sure that the tester would have been made to test up to this "universal" standard.
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I have a run much longer than that but what I used was a HDMI to cat5 or cat6 converter this worked well for me. Works up to 100' if you use cat6 cable for the longer run. These were just over $20 + the cat5 or cat6 cables.
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When you say remotely, Im slightly confused. If you are asking if you can plug in one side of the cable in, and then check on another side of the cable then yes. Cable test just requires that you have each side on one of the testers. The way it tests it, is by showing lights in order if they are open or swapped. Since both sides have lights you can check from either end. I don't know what the max length is, but Im sure its around the 300 feet / 100 meters.
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I would have to say no. I could not get this product to work correctly from PC to TV on about 25ft of new cat5e.
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Hello John,I like Salt Miner's answer.I would say, the cable meets the performance specifications of Cat5e using CCA. Thank you for your question.Sincerely,Taylor W.VIVO
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Since you are testing continuity of a single run, if one end is in one room that's where you plug in one of these. Then you go to the location where the cable terminates and plug the other part. So yes if it's the same run you can test it that way.
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Aproximately about 12ft. I had was to used about 120ft of cat 5 cable to install the one i bought
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Hello Jennifer,The max on the Cat5e is about 328ft. Thank you for your question.Taylor W.VIVO
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It can only tell you which wire is bad (when it works because sometimes it does not) but it seems due to cross talk on the cat5e the toner will tone the entire length of the wire whether there is a break or not. I only use this device to trace wires down it is just not reliable enough to test wires faults and I will not buy it again when it breaks. I use this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CIBQ4K/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to test wires for faults and for labeling in the server room. I believe this more expensive model give the distance to the fault http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-VDV501-816-Tester-Starter/dp/B00BEZWL3O/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_2_0
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I have tested cables up to 500 feet in length with no problems. Make sure your battery is properly seated. Also, I recommend removing the battery between uses to avoid accidentally turning on the unit and running down your battery
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50 feet shouldn't be too long. In general, about 300 feet is the maximum for an Ethernet cable.
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The unit is wired to the router. It has an "in" and "out" connection for the CAT 5 router cable
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You can run cat5 ethernet up to 300ft without signal loss. Any further you will need a signal repeater.
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I have also run more like 75' of cat5e cable and mine is working fine. I would trust the long cat5 cable more than the wireless link. Tech support's 10' comment was off-base.
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It will test cat6 runs for continuity and pair swaps but it's not a performance or bandwidth certification tool. It's just a basic DC tester.
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The unit comes with a power injector unit that sends over cat 5. I believe the cable can be extended with coupler.
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Yes. The diameter of cat5 cable is just a but smaller than coax. Might be a tad loose but still provide support.