1000FT 24AWG Cat5e 350MHz UTP Solid, Plenum (CMP), Bulk Ethernet Bare Copper Cable - Gray

Monoprice brings you high quality, bulk rolls of Ethernet cable at unparalleled value. This high performance bulk cabling is perfect for your custom network installation projects. You can cut lengths to meet your exact needs and terminate it with our high quality modular RJ45 connectors and color matched relief boots. We also carry an extensive range of networking tools to cut, strip, and crimp your cables together.

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Solid cables are both economical and practical. Solid core conduits provide better performance over longer cable runs. This cable is CMP rated for general in-wall, riser, and use within plenums in commercial class buildings.

Monoprice Cat5e and Cat6 cables are made of 100% bare copper wire, as opposed to copper clad aluminum (CCA) wire, and are therefore fully compliant with UL Code 444 and National Electrical Code TIA-568-C.2 fire and safety standards, which require pure bare copper wire in Cat5e and Cat6 communications cables. Our cables are RoHS compliant and UL listed.

Features:

24 AWG solid conductors
4 Twisted Pairs (UTP)
PVC CMR-rated Jacket
1,000 ft. / Pull Box

Knowledge Base:

Question: This cable is listed as being "bare copper", does that mean it has no cable jacket or insulation?

Answer: The "bare copper" refers to the construction of the conductors, as specified in the following reference:

Section 5.3 of TIA-568-C.2 requires compliance with ANSI/ICEA SS-90-661-2006 and ANSI/ICEA S-102-732, which both include the following: "Solid conductors shall consist of commercially pure, annealed, bare copper ..."

http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/4838983421/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/news/network-cable/cat6/2011/3/CCCA-CDA-warn-against-copper-clad-aluminum-cables.html

The problem is that some manufacturer's cut costs by using Copper Clad Aluminum wire for their conductors. The aluminum has a higher resistance, which causes more heat and can thereby present a fire hazard. "Bare copper" is the term used in the National Electrical Code, Underwriters Laboratories, and the Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA). Our use of the term is intended to communicate our total compliance with their standards for Ethernet cable construction.