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Types of Cords

BNC
BNC

The BNC connector is used for composite video on commercial video devices. Consumer electronics devices with RCA connector jacks can be used with BNC-only commercial video equipment by inserting an adapter.

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Cable Installation Guides
Cable Installation Guides

After installation, the most critical factors in the cable are minimum bend radius and reel tension. *The natural set occurs during the manufacturing of the cable. The cable is cured in one direction on the reel with a definite difference in its ability to be flexed on way as opposed to another.

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Coaxial Cable
Coaxial Cable

Coaxial cables can be connected from the wall outlet directly to the customer’s television or cable box. A second use for coaxial cables is connecting VCRs to a television. A final use of the coaxial cable is attaching a personal antenna to a television set or digital converter box.

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Ethernet Cables (Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a)
Ethernet Cables (Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a)

What Kind of Ethernet (Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a) Cable Should I Use? by Justin Garrison on December 13th, 2016 Not all Ethernet cable is created equally. What’s the difference, and how do you know which you should use? Let’s look at the technical and physical differences in Ethernet cable categories to help us decide.

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Optical
Optical

You can check if your devices support TOSLINK audio cabling by looking on the back of the device for the distinct TOSLINK port. The port is typically labeled “optical audio”, “TOSLINK”, “Digital Audio Out (Optical)” or something similar, but you certainly don’t need a label to identify it.

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Optical Fiber Cable; see Fiber-Optic Communication
Optical Fiber Cable; see Fiber-Optic Communication

A fiber optic cable is a long distance network telecommunications cable made from strands of glass fibers that uses pulses of light to transfer data. A fiber optic cable is a long distance network telecommunications cable made from strands of glass fibers that uses pulses of light to transfer data.

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RCA
RCA

A simple RCA cable has three color-coded plugs extending from one end of a cable that connect to three correspondingly colored jacks on the back of a TV or projector. The RCA connector is named for the Radio Corporation of America, which first used it in the 1940s to connect phonographs to amplifiers.

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Serial Cable
Serial Cable

Serial cables are typically used for RS-232 communication. A serial cable is a cable used to transfer information between two devices using a serial communication protocol. The form of connectors depends on the particular serial port used.

Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) Cable

Often abbreviated STP, a type of copper telephone wiring in which each of the two copper wires that are twisted together are coated with an insulating coating that functions as a ground for the wires. The extra covering in shielded twisted pair wiring protects the transmission line from electromagnetic interference leaking into or out of the cable.

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Token Ring Cables (Cat4)
Token Ring Cables (Cat4)

Techopedia explains Category 4 Cable (Cat 4 Cable) A Cat 4 cable consists of four pairs of UTP copper cables. It was initially developed for token ring, 10Base-T and 100Base-4 networks but gained much usage in telecom-based communications.

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Cable

Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) is a ubiquitous type of copper cabling used in telephone wiring and local area networks . There are five types of UTP cables -- identified with the prefix CAT, as in category-- each supporting a different amount of bandwidth.

Wireless LANs
Wireless LANs

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XLR
XLR

XLR cables are used in audio applications ranging from live shows to professional recording sessions. XLR cables have three pins and a circular connector. They are used to deliver balanced microphone and line-level signals over long distances.

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