Depends on quite a few things. Temperature, # of conductors, and distance distance to name a few. You can find a calculator here. Cat 5 has 8 24 gauge conductors.
Hedg12 - so I should be able to get ~2 amps per wire in the bundle at 100 ft 80 degrees? Mainly what I am looking at is running triggering air solenoids.
According to the documentation, they will draw between 3-4.8 watts. Using an Ohms Law Calculator I found online, even with the 4.8 watts at 12v I should be pulling no more than 0.4 amps. Does this sounds correct?
Hmmmm...consider voltage drop at 100'
at 12 volts DC or AC you'll end up with about 17.5% drop or aprox. 9.9 volts on the load end. I should think the solenoids should energize at that voltage.
You may want to test first.
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