Ethernet cable with 4 solid white wires

[International784]

I’ve got some direct burial Ethernet cable with 4 pairs of twisted wire. Standard colors. Orange, blue, green and brown. The wires that are supposed to be striped to the corresponding color are all solid white. Anyone ran into this before?

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Try stripping back a bit more of the outer jacket and/or inspect the wires at the other end of the cable. I've seen some CAT cable have a subtle marking of the "striped" color on the white conductors

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

If they are not marked accordingly, it might still be manageable to use (albeit annoying). They are twisted pairs, so you'll need to pay closer attention when terminating the ends.

 

[tigerwillow1]

I've seen it sometime in the past. Just keep the pairs intact. Easy to say but I do see how that increases the workload of terminating the wires, and the risk of mixing up the whites. If you don't have even one of the stupid cable testers it might be worth getting one, though they won't catch making the exact same mistake on both ends. Maybe mark the whites with colored markers while untwisting the pairs?

 

[International784]

If they are not marked accordingly, it might still be manageable to use (albeit annoying). They are twisted pairs, so you'll need to pay closer attention when terminating the ends.

I wish. It’s how it’s made I guess. As long as the terminated the same on both ends, I’m not sure how much it matters from what I’ve read.

https://www.leviton.com/en/docs/LevBT_HyperPlus_5e_OSP.pdf

 

[International784]

I thought about marking them because it’s difficult to tell once inside the connector.

 

[CaptainCrunch]

I wish. It’s how it’s made I guess. As long as the terminated the same on both ends, I’m not sure how much it matters from what I’ve read.

https://www.leviton.com/en/docs/LevBT_HyperPlus_5e_OSP.pdf

I'm not doubting what you are saying you saw. But the data sheet in the link seems to suggest there should not be any all white cables.

 

[TonyR]

As long as the terminated the same on both ends, I’m not sure how much it matters from what I’ve read.

It matters if the specs for CAT-5e are to be met. I use T-568B on both ends.

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Odd... their image does not seem to depict any striped conductors either

I thought about marking them because it’s difficult to tell once inside the connector.

As long as you are mindful when you terminate the end, it does not matter once it is crimped

Contact manufacturer to see if this is their standard spec for that part number, then decide on exchanging for a correctly marked item.

Did you get it for a good price? If so, consider working with it

 

[samplenhold]

I'm not doubting what you are saying you saw. But the data sheet in the link seems to suggest there should not be any all white cables.

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Sorry, but I disagree. It specifically states white. It does not state Blue w/white stripe. It states White/Blue and I take that to mean the pair is a white and a blue wire.

 

[samplenhold]

Well maybe I am wrong about that. Here is stats from a different manufacturer. Seems the White/Blue means white with a blue stripe.

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

And another one...

 

[CaptainCrunch]

Well maybe I am wrong about that. Here is stats from a different manufacturer. Seems the White/Blue means white with a blue stripe.

Or maybe you are right. I found another data sheet that seems to back up your initial interpretation.

https://objects.eanixter.com/PD314022.PDF

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Or maybe you are right. I found another data sheet that seems to back up your initial interpretation.

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https://objects.eanixter.com/PD314022.PDF

Now that screenshot does not infer a striped conductor... and it seems to be a manufacturer cut sheet for the same product OP bought.

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

AH-HAH!

OP's cut sheet denotes the berk-tek product under the Leviton company umbrella. @CaptainCrunch found a spec sheet showing the berk-tek product belonging to the Nexans company.

Looks like Nexans company was more accurate...

 

[CaptainCrunch]

AH-HAH!

OP's cut sheet denotes the berk-tek product under the Leviton company umbrella. @CaptainCrunch found a spec sheet showing the berk-tek product belonging to the Nexans company.

Looks like Nexans company was more accurate...

It looks like Nexans sold Berk-Tek to Leviton in 2020.

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