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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

Telamon wrote:

Well, it's supposed to be cheap way of doing things and you know what
that means. Poor filtering due to cost and no space to put the
components anyway in those little bricks.

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Telamon


"Cheap" in industrial settings means not having to run conduit, new
power lines and put up with low data rates or pay for several days labor
to install this stuff. In a pinch they can stick a hub at the nearest
computer or other item on the network and add the DC power to the Cat 5E
wire and be in service in a few minutes instead of expensive downtime
while a more conventional system is installed.

And don't forget hot plug-able.

Let's hope this stuff does not find its way into the consumer market.

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Telamon
Ventura, California