Cat 5 cable is available in reel-in-a-box packaging and on spools.
November 21st, 2007 | by admin |Cat 5 cable is packaged using two methods. Cat 5 cable is available in reel-in-a-box packaging and on spools. Reel-in-a-box is very handy for pulling the wire without putting twists in it. For spooled cable, a cable reel stand or special reel handling tools are required. With spooled wire, pulling wire is usually a two-person job. Before reel-in-box packaging became available, broom handles were sometimes used as an axel to hold wire reels. One person would hold the broom handle that ran through the center of the wiring spool and the other would pull and measure the cable. Otherwise, the wire usually ended up in a tangled mess.
