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PowerWise CAT 5e has been designed to
support the upcoming 4PPoE standard
(IEEE 802.3bt), which will permit up to 100W
of power to be transmitted over the same
copper pairs used for data transmission. The
cable has an outer diameter of only 0.23"
and is available for both riser and plenum
applications.
The plenum version of PowerWise CAT 5e
uses 100 percent fluoropolymer insulation,
demonstrated to retain all of its original
physical and electrical properties even after
long durations in PoE applications.
New puller is two-faced
Sjogren's new wire puller is designed for
improved safety and productivity. It is
compatible with a wide range of assemblies,
and will pull wire in diameters from 1.5mm to
6.3mm.
Holding the puller handle with one hand,
the operator simply retracts the upper jaw
to a locked position and inserts the wire with
the other hand.
The pivoting puller head allows for both
in-line pull from the die box, and a tangential
pull on the capstan to reduce the risk of wire
breakage.
The jaws have dual-surface design. Each
jaw provides one working life as an upper
jaw and a second working life as the lower
jaw, so reducing operation costs.
Smaller patch cords
Panduit Corp has added UTP and shielded
category 6A performance patch cords to
its 28-AWG range. With a diameter of only
0.185 for both UTP and shielded versions,
the new category 6A patch cords occupy
just 45 percent of the space of standard
category 6A 24-AWG patch cords, bringing
the advantages of higher cabling density
and increased pathway capacity to users
of 10GBASE-T networks.
Due to their significantly smaller size, more
than twice as many 28-AWG patch cords
can fit within existingpathways as compared
to typical 24-AWG cords, providing an
immediate solution for congested pathways
simply by using the smaller size cords.
In addition, the new cords allow up to 27
percent more open space between cords,
which provides increased visibility of port
numbers andmore room for accessing plugs
and routing cords.
“The demand for small diameter cabling
solutions continues to grow, showing that
IT managers around the globe value the
space-savings benefits these offerings
bring,” said Dennis Renaud, vice president
of Panduit enterprise business.
“As more types of enterprise systems
are networked, it is driving the need to
fit more equipment into over-burdened
telecommunication rooms and data
centers. Panduit 28-AWG patch cords are a
key piece of the solution that helps maximize
this valuable real estate.”