When joining a length of 5 core CCTV cable, is it necessary to rejoin the bare copper strand/s too, which I recall is a shield?
5 core CCTV cable; connecting/joining
May 30, 2005
4 Replies
Yes.
If you don't, it might not work, or it might work but the video quality be degraded.
Owain
If it was'nt, it would not be in there ;-)
Dave
Best to. With unbalanced circuits this might well be a signal ground.
Thanks all. Was actually an oversized cable as supplied with cameras & just wanted to tidy up.
Hopefully if my connections good, might see a better picture due to much shorter run. What sort of block/connection would you recommend; is inside the garage, so doesnt have to be weatherproof.
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