What do most do out there in regards to ethernet cabling? Buy pre-made cable lengths for use in panels? Buy a spool and crimp your own? If you are going that route are you using shielded cabling and making cables with shielded ends on them?
Within the past couple of years I have done a complete 180 on this. I went from shop-made unshielded to purchased shielded. You can get purchased shielded cables today for less than you can make them yourself if you are really honest with yourself about all the costs UNLESS you make about 100 of them a month. The only downfall is you can't make then to the exact length you need.
Keith
Thanks for the answer. Someone whom has gone from making to just purchasing was exactly what I was hoping to hear.
Would you be so kind as to recommend a reputable source for said cables?
My new shop I am using Cat7 and Cat8 Shielded, I have not had any issues, even though I have everything to make the cables, including the bulk cable rolls, I still buy them, I like having the molded ends and my time is worth more than the cable cost.
I've been buying pre-made shielded cables from Automation Direct for a number of years now. Prices are reasonable.
Isn't it bad practice to have a shielded signal cable connected connected to ground on both ends?
How do you ground only one end of the shielded Ethernet cable?
Unless the device has some ground jumpers or something similar on each Ethernet port.