Yeah, I don't really see a good reason to not just use a surge suppressor.
Cheap-rate Ubiquiti or Mimosa suppressors can be had for ~$10... and you
obviously aren't going to care much about the quality of the actual surge
suppression in this case anyway.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:28 PM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:

> I guess both indoor and outdoor?  Bonding for R56 compliance and also
> for maybe getting RF noise to ground without going through our switch.
>
> I suppose indoor we can hack it, and outdoor might as well use the surge
> suppressor.  I'd imagine the housing and glands and such is more money
> than the PCB so there's nothing gained by paring it down.
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
> On 10/7/2021 12:56 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
> > Trim back the jacket and attach a ground wire.  Are you wanting
> > something for outdoor mounting?  It would have to be two shielded
> > jacks and you would have to use shielded plugs on it.  So two jacks on
> > a pcb and then some kind of housing.
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Adam Moffett
> > Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:45 AM
> > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> > Subject: [AFMUG] Ethernet ground block
> >
> > Is there an equivalent to the cable TV ground blocks but for Cat5?
> >
> > I would basically look like a coupler with a ground wire attached to the
> > shield.  Much more basic than a surge suppressor.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> >
> >
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