[geeks] Cat 5 Interference

[James Sharp]

> Peter Street wrote:
>
> > story is - if you are going to wire 'em together, put a piece of metal
> > between 'em to damp out the electromagnetic interference.
>
>
> Hrm. Or I could just "unwire" the outlet there and use the box for a
> data/voice drop. There's another outlet 5ft away. Is it bad if the cat5
> runs through a box with capped wires inside?
>

If there's 60hz voltage on the line that the cat5 is running next to,
you'll get interference.  Doesn't matter if something is plugged into it
or not.