4 core or 6 core cable for vbox \ actuator

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i might be delving into the actuator and vbox world - i have a question on cable.

do i need 4 core cable - or 6 core? i think 4 core.

also, ive seen separate 4 core not including coax - and ive seen cable, that includes the wires and co-ax

can i use either?
 

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i might be delving into the actuator and vbox world - i have a question on cable.

do i need 4 core cable - or 6 core? i think 4 core.

also, ive seen separate 4 core not including coax - and ive seen cable, that includes the wires and co-ax

can i use either?


Four cores are needed for the actuator/v-box, two cores for the motor and two cores for the pulse sensor for an actuator with a reed sensor.
 

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i might be delving into the actuator and vbox world - i have a question on cable.

do i need 4 core cable - or 6 core? i think 4 core.

also, ive seen separate 4 core not including coax - and ive seen cable, that includes the wires and co-ax

can i use either?

If you might think of adding an inclined tracking jack at sometime then it might be prudent to run a 6core, or more, multicore cable terminated into a small connection box at the dish.
That will save you the hassle of another cable install at a later date perhaps. Will be a bigger cable , more expensive etc - swings and roundabouts
 

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thanks i wont be doing any of that clever stuff. :)
 

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The additional strand could be used to drive a switch for multi LNBs, or perhaps power a CCTV camera.
 
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