ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
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I'm looking to send a baseband(I think this is the term - It is a standard NTSC security camera) video signal over a short run of about 5ft. DC power and Audio will also be running along the same length and I was looking to just use a single ribbon cable (28AWG) rather than source a composite coax / other cable.
What types of problems might I run into for a ribbon cable carrying baseband NTSC over a length of 5ft?
Thanks,
What types of problems might I run into for a ribbon cable carrying baseband NTSC over a length of 5ft?
Thanks,





RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
2) Picture that may waver and change especially when anyone moves in the near vicinity.
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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
Yards of it. 6 yards on the longest.
And they are all CE marked for what that's worth...
No one has come to take me away yet...
Seems to work ok, but the cameras are monochrome.
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
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- only one coax but reasonable power cores. There are lots of different types out there.
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
No sign of electrical interference, either incoming or outgoing. I originally approached this with much fear and apprehension, but the results were beyond my wildest hopes. It was for a highly specialised commercial computer control desk that sold for around $900K each, so poor quality pictures were just not acceptable.
The video cable driving the computer monitor you are watching right now is almost certainly just a bit of crap poorly screened multi core bundled cable, about maybe a yard long. And I bet the picture looks pretty sharp !
RE: ok to replace coax with ribbon cable?
On a side note, what kind of SNR do you need for a decent video signal? Before I get a lot of answers about them, I know there are limitations in phase and IMD but those don't concern me at the moment.