The nice thing about STP is, you can initially just ignore the fact that it is shielded, and use regular connectors and stuff.
Ah? I didn't know that was possible. Indeed, that's a very good option!
Just be sure and leave a slack loop behind every wall box -- a good idea regardless.
Agreed! I always keep some slack behind the boxes... If only to be able to re-crimp the connector if this ever becomes necessary for some reason...
Not quite. STP means the bundle of four pairs has one outer shield wrapped around it, either foil or foil+braid (best).
I've been reading up a lot on this in the last couple of days, and I've seen both explanations used on several sites. So you could be right (and probably are
).
Cheers!
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