You are considering of purchasing a 100ft Ethernet cable to allow you to make a network at home or for your company. Nevertheless, you may be amazed what is specifically required when it comes to construction of the super-strong core cables which are the kinds more frequently used. The primary reason for utilizing solid core instead than stranded cables for the Ethernet is that they are generally much more effective.

So which are the methods involved in the building of a 100ft Ethernet cable? Here we have a quick look at some of them.

Method 1 - Copper Rod Breakdown

5000 lb. coils of copper are delivered to the manufacturer and once supplied the copper on the coils is usually drawn through a diamond die this helps to minimize the diameter of the copper. At first it starts out at 12 gauge but after being drawn through it ends up as 10 gauge. Once it has reached this stage it is then stacked into stem packs before being drawn further to reduce its gauge even more. In the course of this second drawing operation an electrical current is passed through it and it anneals the copper so softening it. After that after being annealed it will be cooled down before passing through a laser system to measure and ensure it is within the manufacturers specifications.

Process 2 - Copper Insulation

This method is carefully kept in check and after the copper wire has been insulated it is passed thru water to cool it. This also helps to harden the jacket now surrounding the cable.

Process 3 - Twisting of Copper Wire

It is this procedure that helps to reduce the number of cross talk that can take place amongst different wires. In some instances to prevent this further when it comes to CAT 6 100ft Ethernet cable a centre spline (wire separator) is included. The twisting of the wire is achieved by passing it through various faceplates.

Process 4 - Coating of Cable

This technique is also called as jacketing and the sort of plastic that is used to coat the cable to guard it depends on the Category of Ethernet cable being made. For both CAT 5e, CAT 6 as well as CAT 3 100ft Ethernet cables then a PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) or Black Polythene plastic will be used.