Good pressure washer, 0° tip. Full blast. Paint a straight line with a 2x4 and spray can.
Burying an ethernet cable across the yard, how do I do it?
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Get the gel filled. Messy but the best waterproofing. You will have some voltage loss along the 200' cable. But should be OK.
Max run is 100 meters.
Max run is 100 meters.
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I didn't know about gel filled ethernet cable existed. 1000' spool is $200, not bad. I better learn how to use a crimper!
I would look at TrueCable. Free shipping. I have bought close to a mile of CAT6 from them.
You want to check the wire gauge and make sure it's copper not copper clad aluminum.
With respect to crimping I am a fan of passthrough connectors. TrueCable sells a crimper as does Platinum Tools.
You want as little untwisted wire as possible. Difficult with regular connectors. With a passthrough connector you smooth out the wires, get them in the proper order and push a passthrough connector onto the cable as far as it will go.
You also need a little tool to strip the outside of the cable. Klein sell a nice one. Yellow with a hole for the cable and round cutting wheel.
The blue untwister/smoother in the screenshot will also be useful. You will realize why after trying to smooth out the wires between thumb and finger a few times.
While a regular wife cutter is handy for some uses the wire snipper is useful for trimming as you are prepping the cable for crimping.
You can get a Klein cable tester for $50 to $75. They test all the wires are connected in proper order.
I test all cabling I work on with a Fluke cable analyzer. It drives a signal through the cable and determines at what speeds the cable will run at and meet specs.
If you are running the underground cable to a building with power, then Unifi sells a building to building bridge which might be a consideration.
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