> > I dunno what you pay for wire, but at 50 feet (== 15 
> meters?) I would 
> > consider using 3 wires. Or rather 4 (two UTP pairs). I pay 
> E 0.22 for 
> > UTP cable (@ 400m), split in two (imagine your students with x-acto
> > knifes..) that would cost E 1.65 for 15 meters.
> 
> Definetely too much. Wire costs, buying 1000ft spools from 
> digikey, will work out to be over half the cost of the 
> project ($2.50/50ft) just for pairs, let alone duel pairs.

Maybe your wire is nicer, but as I said can get UTP for E 3.3/50 ft == 4
pairs. I think you should be able to get a similar price on your side of
the water.

Wouter van Ooijen

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