Powerline adapters

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From: James Knott <james.knott at rogers.com>
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 4:14:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Powerline adapters

William Park wrote:
> Hmm... I never thought about that.  Would there be a lot of
> RF interference from the electrical wires?

Quite possibly.  Cables intended to carry signals are twisted, like Ethernet or phone cables.  Power cable is generally not twisted, which allows the signal to escape and potentially cause interference.

James, 

Is there any good reason why twisted pair could not be used to carry power? Just wondering idly.

-David

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